A study evaluating the extrinsic and intrinsic determinants of farmers' adoption of climate change adaptation strategies: A novel approach for improving farmers' health

• Published in: One health Vol. 16; p. 100501
• Main Authors: Fahad, Shah, Nguyen-Anh, Tuan, To-The, Nguyen, Nguyen-Thi-Lan, Huong, Nassani, Abdelmohsen A., Haffar, Mohamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adaptation measures; Climate change; Multivariate probit approach; Research Paper; Risk mitigation; Vietnam; Climate change; Adaptation measures; Vietnam; Multivariate probit approach; Risk mitigation
• ISSN: 2352-7714; 2352-7714
• DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100501

Small-scale farmers living in mountainous areas are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Although governments have implemented various support programs and policies to support a range of farmers to tackle climatic changes, there are still several difficulties in the implementation of these adaptation strategies. Using the survey data of 758 small-scale farmers this paper employs Multivariate Probit (MVP) and Poisson regression models to measure the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting farmers adaptation decision in rural Vietnam. The results reveal that the extrinsic factors such as annual rainfall variations and farm size motivate farmers' adoption of their adaptations. The findings also reveal that the political connection has a significantly positive impact on the respondents' selection, while government interference such as extension training programs has a negative association with the farmers adaptation choice. Public extension programs should be simultaneously redesigned to support farmers in mitigating the impacts of climate change. •Investigating the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors of farmers adaptation decision•Multivariate Probit (MVP) and Poisson regression model are employed•Extrinsic factors such as annual rainfall variations and farm size motivate farmers' adoption•Climatic shocks has negative impact on farmers' health.•Political connection has a significantly positive impact on the respondents' selection