crops; Farmers; perception; traditional knowledge; Geography, Planning and Development; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Abstract :
[en] Climate change adaptation at the farm level is vital to counterbalance rural poverty and maintain a sustainable agriculture ecosystem. Despite the many unknowns about what determines farmers’ adaptation, traditional knowledge on landraces (LRs) cultivation has demonstrated great potential for community-based climate change adaptation. The present study heightens our understanding of the Romanian farmers’ perceptions of climate change, their actual on-farm adaptation measures, and the driving and constraint factors towards their decision to cultivate LRs. Drawing on a survey on farmers, we found that those who face an increased number of crops damaged due to extreme climatic events are more likely to cultivate LRs. Findings point to the widespread adoption of LRs as a measure of climate change adaptation. The taste, healthiness, and environmental adaptability attributes are considered the most important reasons Romanian farmers cultivate LRs. The study provides supportive evidence for decision-makers to develop appropriate strategies and institutional responses for on-farm climate adaptation strategies bringing the contribution of LRs to the fore.
Petrescu, Dacinia Crina ; Unit of Economics and Rural Development, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium ; Faculty of Business, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Muntean, Octavian-Liviu; Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Petrescu-Mag, Ioan Valentin ; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ; University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
Radu Tenter, Ancuta; Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Language :
English
Title :
The nexus of traditional knowledge and climate change adaptation: Romanian farmers’ behavior towards landraces
The research was partially supported through the fellowship “Inclusive economic and climate resilience through the promotion of landraces with good production capacity and ecological adaptability: developing policy recommendations”; grant type “Advanced Fellowships–Internal; Excellency in the Activity of Research-Development-Innovation”, granted by STAR UBB, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, developed within ISUMADECIP, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
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