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• W250422665 abstract "Climate change and variability will severely effect agricultural development in tropicalcountries where the poor and most vulnerable population resides. Africa in particular,has poor irrigation infrastructure due to limited capital and technological developmenthence the continent depends mainly on rainfed agriculture. Therefore, it is crucial toadapt to the adverse effects of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Mwea IrrigationScheme (MIS), located in central part of Kenya, continuous upstream water developmentin the Thiba River Basin has resulted to decline in water availability downstream.Upstream water use if is not adjusted to reflect rainfall and temperature fluctuations,downstream farmers will be highly vulnerable to water supply shocks. The threeobjectives of the study were; evaluation of how farmers in experience climatechange and assessed effectiveness of the adaptation strategies adopted by farmers andNational Irrigation Board. Finally, the study evaluated factors which contributed to thechoice of adaptation strategies by the farmers. Data collection was done by use ofstructured questionnaires and direct observations of the rice fields. The number offarmers sampled was 141. Stratified random sampling was applied and stratification wasbased on the volume of water available in upstream and downstream of the main canalnetwork. Data analysis was done by generating themes and categories using codes, whichwere assigned by use of computer software known as Statistical Package for SocialSciences (SPSS). Results showed that 83% of respondents were in agreement that climatechange has taken place. The relationship between rice production in bags per acre peryear and location of the land along the main canal was found to be statistically significant(p < 0.05). Chi-Square Tests of independence computed to test null hypothesis (Ha2)which stated that There is no significant difference between effectiveness of theadaptation strategies adopted 'by upstream and downstream of the main canal network'farmers of MIS revealed values which were insignificant and hence null hypothesis wasnot rejected (p 2: 0.05). The Pearson correlation coefficient, r, computed to findrelationship between paddy production and location of land resulted to value of - 0.348,which was statistically significant (p < 0.0 I) hence, there was a moderate, negativecorrelation which implied inverse relationship between the two variables. The studyrecommends implementation of policies that ensure land ownership in MIS, need forrobust collaborative climate monitoring system and training farmers to enhanceknowledge and skills. Finally, the study recommends extensive exploration of othersources of water and research on rice varieties which requires less amount of water. Thisstudy sheds light to all stakeholders on the importance of water scarcity resulting fromclimate change in optimizing rice production and boosting country's food security andlivelihoods of the local community. Climate variability is evident in and it isaffecting rice production adversely and farmers are undertaking elaborate adaptationmeasures." @default.
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• W250422665 title "Climate Change Impacts on Water Use Strategies in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kirinyaga County, Kenya" @default.
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