Assess the level of farmers' awareness regarding climate changes and its impacts on agriculture in Sétif province (north-east Algeria)
The present study presents the phenomenon of climate changes through discussing its impacts on agriculture productions in Sétif Province, which is area of survey that located in the high plains of north-east Algeria. The study focuses to evaluate the perception degree of peasants toward the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serbian Geographical Society
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2024/0350-35932402283N.pdf |
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| Summary: | The present study presents the phenomenon of climate changes through
discussing its impacts on agriculture productions in Sétif Province, which
is area of survey that located in the high plains of north-east Algeria. The
study focuses to evaluate the perception degree of peasants toward the
phenomenon via statistical analysis and discuss its futures challenges. It
is presumed that climate changes have a significant effect on agriculture
in the region; the water usage was increased in agriculture and the
expansion of saline areas has increase soil degradation. Still, the
vegetable and fruit crops reporting negative impacts living organisms are
experiencing imbalances in natural biodiversity. In other point, the
findings indicate that over half of the participants farmers (63.00%) have a
moderate level of knowledge about climate changes, while 18.04% have a high
level of knowledge. The status of the agriculture is in a critical condition
and the findings indicate a relative gap in understanding the climate
changes. Based on, some challenges have been revealed mainly: highlighting
the need for effective dissemination of agricultural recommendations to
improve farmers' knowledge that can support adaptation and mitigation toward
climate change effects. In parallel, the agriculture is in need of
continuous follow-up survey in the context of climate changes and
socio-economic aspect to assure the quality of life in rural area and
guaranteeing food security, where the environmental perspectives and
sustainable development should be considered in the future spatial planning. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-3593 2406-078X |