Climate change adaptation information for improved agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in lower eastern Kenya
University of Embu
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Abstract: The effects of climate variability and change on communities are felt across the globe thus adaptation information is sought as a panacea. With the pervasive uncertainty on expected weather patterns amidst climate variability and change, sound decisions are fundamental. As a consequence, this study hypothesized that achieving increased climateinformed adaptation action requires the dissemination of climate change adaptation information. The relevant risk factors and policy domains should be particularly targeted at the sustainability of this course. This study generally aimed at determining the effect of climate change adaptation information on productivity. Specifically, the study characterized the pathways through which farmers in lower eastern Kenya access agroadvisories and the effect of socio-economic characteristics on access to agro-advisories. The study also went ahead to look at the policies that support the dissemination of adaptation information and lastly determined the effect of agro-advisory utilization on food productivity.