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Short Summary: Impact Of Climate Change On Farmers

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2.3 Impact of Climate Change on farmers
Climate change causes unpredictable rainfall patterns that result in drought and change in temperature which causes crop failure. Rainfall amount declines or reduces as a result of climate change patterns. Crops do not get enough water that will make them produce a better yield. A lot of farmers have lost their animals especially cattle as a result of drought because there is no pasture their animals can graze on, the grazing lands have all been dried up .some of these animals could not withstand the crisis posed by climate change (Due, 2013).
Climate change will affect crop production because agriculture depends on the climate for its production of crops and any changes in the environment will affect both plant and animal production. Climate change causes environmental change that will affect crop production which results in the decline in the state of food insecurity and malnutrition will be on the increase. Climate change causes flooding that leads to death, injuries, loss of property and homes. It exposes people to diseases …show more content…

Climate change and its impact on agriculture in Africa is among the poorest in the world are very crucial to the very survival of the continent and its people. African governments, civil society, the private sector and local communities have therefore been admonished by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in their Kyoto assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report to build resilience and with great effort make adaptable alternatives a key objective towards sustainable agricultural development (IFPRI, 2011). This paper, therefore, takes a close look on the potential threats that make African farmers face as a result of climate impacts and possible strategies they could adapt as adaptive measures for a more sustainable agricultural

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