Social Seed Networks for Climate Change Adaptation in Western Kenya: Results from a study to better understand farmers’ primary sources of seed information in the Nyando Climate-Smart Villages

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cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierJohn Walker Recha: 0000-0002-1146-7197
cg.identifier.projectCCAFS: PII-EA_Partnerships
cg.identifier.projectCCAFS: PII-FP1_GeneticDiversity
cg.subject.ccafsPRIORITIES AND POLICIES FOR CSAen
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, Gloria Atienoen
dc.contributor.authorLacasse, Hannahen
dc.contributor.authorFadda, Carloen
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Travis W.en
dc.contributor.authorRecha, John W.M.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-12T20:31:44Zen
dc.date.available2018-06-12T20:31:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/93210
dc.titleSocial Seed Networks for Climate Change Adaptation in Western Kenya: Results from a study to better understand farmers’ primary sources of seed information in the Nyando Climate-Smart Villagesen
dcterms.abstractKenyan smallholder farmers are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including increased temperatures and variability in precipitation, which results in shorter growing seasons in most areas of East Africa (Adhikari et al. 2015). One strategy for adapting to these climactic changes is to utilise genetic resources to mitigate the effects of abiotic and biotic stresses (IPCC 2014). Farmers could benefit from accessing and exchanging genetic resources, seed, and the information needed to use those resources effectively. Farmers’ seed networks are believed to supply about 80% of seed to farmers in Kenya, where, for example, 75-80% of seed used by farmers’ is from ‘informal’ systems. Farmer seed networks are important for accessing seed and providing genetic diversity that is vital for resilience (Louwaars et al., 2013). Research in East Africa has suggested that community-generated information sharing might support more effective farmer response to the changing seasonal and weather patterns associated with climate change (Comes et al. 2015). However, little is known about the farmers’ social seed networks in supporting adaptation to climate change in Kenya.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOtieno G, Lacasse H, Fadda C, Reynolds TW, Recha JW. 2018. Social Seed Networks for Climate Change Adaptation in Western Kenya. CCAFS Info note. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).en
dcterms.issued2018-06-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.typeBrief

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