Strategies to Educate Farmers on Climate Change

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue X, October 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

 Strategies to Educate Farmers on Climate Change

Judith Nabwire Oundo, Ibrahim Makina
Nairobi University, Kenya

Abstract: The document looks at climate change, effect of climate change and how those effects can be mitigated. Farmers are advised on strategies to be taken for better yields hence food security. The document has looked at intensive literature review on climate change.

Key Words; Climate Change, its causes, its effects and mitigation strategies

I. INTRODUCTION

Climate variability and change have adversely affected agricultural sector which is the mainstay of the Kenyan economy that contributes to food security and employment of rural households and the situation is expected to worsen in the future ( Ochieng, Kirimi & Mathenge 2016).

Climate Change

Adedeji, Okocha and Olatoye (2014) defines climate as long-term weather pattern that describe a region. For example the New York metropolitan region climate is temperate with rain evenly distributed throughout the year. Center for Climate Change and Health (2017) and Denchak (2017) defines climate change as systemic change in the long-term state of atmosphere over multiple decades or longer.

Causes of Climate Change

Adedeji, Okocha and Olatoye (2014), Kaddo (2016) and Denchak (2017) argued that the following are factors that influence climate change;

Natural activities

Some of the natural activities that cause climate change include; variation in ocean current- which alter the distribution of heat and precipitation)- large eruptions of volcanoes -which can sporadically increase the concentration of atmospheric particles blocking out more light and change in intensity of sunlight reaching the earth cause cycle of warming and cooling. Nature also contributes to climate change by emitting CO2 from volcanoes (Kaddo 2016).

Anthropogenic causes

Human- more specifically the greenhouse gas we generate from industrial revolution mostly from burning of fossils ,fuel for energy, agriculture ,industrial process and transportation which increase gases such as CO2,methane in the atmosphere causing the earth rapid changing climate. Deforestation which releases sequestered carbon into the air. It was estimated that clear-cutting, logging, fires, and other forms of forest

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