@article{Shimon:249325,
      recid = {249325},
      author = {Shimon, Otieno Peter and Ogutu, Chris Ackello and Mburu,  John and Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo},
      title = {The role of Global-GAP policy on smallholder French bean  producers’ climate change perception in Central and Eastern  regions of Kenya},
      address = {2016-09},
      number = {310-2016-5416},
      pages = {21},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {This paper presents findings of a study to examine  smallholder French bean farmers’ perception
of climate  change and effect of Global-GAP policy on their perception  in Central and Eastern
regions of Kenya. A random sample of  616 households were interviewed in Kirinyaga  (Central),
Makueni and Meru (Eastern) counties leading to  identification of 7 climate change perceptions.
Using  principal component analysis (PCA) to derive a few latent  variables summarizing
maximum variance in the perceptions,  three components (latent variables) proxying  for
‘droughts’, ‘delay in rainy seasons’, ‘diseases and  pests’ and three proxying for ‘hot days’,
‘floods’, and  ‘diseases and pests’ risk factors were extracted for  Central and Eastern region
respectively. The results show  that common study area-wide climate change perception  risk
factor was incidence of diseases and pest. Using logit  regression method to analyze factors
influencing  perceptions, the results found that Global-GAP policy  positively and significantly
influence perception on long  term changes in temperature and rainfall. Climate change  risk
factors of droughts, diseases and pests, floods, and  increase in number of hot days were found to
influence  farmers’ perception of long term changes in temperature and  rainfall. Other socioeconomic
factors found to influence  perception of long term changes in temperature and  rainfall
were access to extension services, formal  education and acreage under French bean production.
The  study concluded that farmers’ past experience with  Global-GAP is a predictor of climate
change attitudes. The  policy implication of this study is that incorporating  promotion of Global-
GAP policy compliance in awareness  creation strategies in a manner that considers local  context
and local farmers’ views can bring about progress  in smallholder farm sector by resolving some
of the climate  change related constraints.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249325},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.249325},
}