Winifred Chepkoech|Nancy W. Mungai|Silke Stöber|Hermann Lotze?Campen
Understanding adaptive capacity of smallholder African indigenous vegetable farmers to climate change in Kenya
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin|Egerton University|Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin|Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin|Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
understanding adaptive capacity ac farmers crucial planning effective adaptation action promote farmers ac required climate change cc resulting unpredictable alterations weather patterns based sustainable livelihoods framework slf study explored access natural physical financial social human capitals enhances ac quantitative data 269 african indigenous vegetable aiv farmers three selected agroclimatic zones kenya analysed four indicators capital selected based previous studies judgments collected expert online ranking survey n 35 kruskalwallis h test independent sample ttest used test independence ac scores access different resources findings showed majority farmers 53 moderate ac fewer 32 15 low high ac levels respectively disparities adaptive capacity scores recorded respondents terms age marital status location farmers high access social capital low access financial natural human capitals female farmers showed lower capacities areas financial human natural resources male counterparts low access human social capitals resilient interventions target individuals low adaptive capacities required