Beyond Agricultural Impacts: Multiple Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa

Beyond Agricultural Impacts: Multiple Perspectives on Climate Change in Africa presents the theories and methods commonly applied in climate change assessment from various locations in Africa, also inspiring further research that addresses the broad spectrum of societal impacts that result from altered climate status. Using case studies, the work provides insights into climate change impacts and adaptation with a lens on vulnerable groups in African agriculture, e.g. smallholder crop and livestock farmers, women and youth. The book also highlights areas of further interest in climate change and agriculture research in Africa, all done through views from multiple disciplines in the agriculture and climate change nexus.

Presents themes, theories, tools and methods for mitigating the impact of climate change in African agricultureHighlights the research gaps and opportunities in research on climate change and agricultureUses examples and cases to provide insights into shaping future researchProvides insights from African countries, including Lesotho, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Ghana and Cameroon

1. Introduction: Grounding Climate Change, Vulnerability And Adaptation In Africa 2. Assessing Local Impacts Of Climate Change On Crop Production In Southern Africa: Critiquing An Approach 3. A Cross-Region Study: Climate Change Adaptation In Malawi’s Agro-Based Systems 4. Adaptation And Coping Strategies For Climate Change And Variability By Rural Farmers In Kigezi Highlands, Uganda 5. Conservation Agriculture Among Farmers In Kalomo, Zambia: Potential For Productivity Under Climate Change 6. A Landscape Approach Towards Adaptation Under A Changing Climate In Omay Communal Lands, Zimbabwe 7. Vulnerability And Adaptation To Climate Change Among Mixed Farmers In Muleba And Missenyi Districts, Tanzania 8. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies And Gender Inequality Among Pastoralists In Tanzania 9. Climate, Gender And Ethnicity: A Study On Vulnerability And Adaptation Of Eritrean Farmers  10. “Not Migrating After All”: Young Farmers And Climate Change Adaptation In Cameroon 11. Dialoguing Advisory Service And Adaptation To Climate Change: Implications For African Agriculture 12. Agricultural Resilience to Climate Change in Anambra State, Southeastern Nigeria: Insights From Public Policy and Practice 13. Conclusion: Localized Responses To Climate Change Impacts In Africa