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Survey data on climate change adaptation and barriers to adoption among smallholder farmers in Nepal.

ABSTRACT: The dataset presents the raw data collected through household surveys of smallholder farmers on adaptation to climatic variabilities and change in Sudurpaschim Pradesh (Far Western Province), Nepal. The dataset comprises farmers' responses on the likely determinants of adaptation decisions, actual uptake of adaptation measures, and the barriers to adaptation. We collected the data by conducting face-to-face interviews of 327 farmers using structured questionnaires in all nine districts representing the Mountain, Hill, and Terai agroecosystems in the province. We employed a stratified random sampling technique to recruit participants and interviewed them during December 2019 and March 2020. The interview methodology was approved by the Human Ethics Review Committee at Deakin University, Australia. The dataset is important for understanding the drivers of climate change adaptation and the barriers to adaptation to enhance the resilience of smallholder agriculture in far-western Nepal and can inform climate change adaptation strategies for the region and for the smallholder agroecosystems more broadly. The data are provided with this article.

SUBMITTER: Lamichhane P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Survey data on climate change adaptation and barriers to adoption among smallholder farmers in Nepal.

Lamichhane Prahlad P Miller Kelly K KK Hadjikakou Michalis M Bryan Brett A BA

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The dataset presents the raw data collected through household surveys of smallholder farmers on adaptation to climatic variabilities and change in Sudurpaschim Pradesh (Far Western Province), Nepal. The dataset comprises farmers' responses on the likely determinants of adaptation decisions, actual uptake of adaptation measures, and the barriers to adaptation. We collected the data by conducting face-to-face interviews of 327 farmers using structured questionnaires in all nine districts represent ...[more]

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Survey data on climate change adaptation and barriers to adoption among smallholder farmers in Nepal.

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Survey data on climate change adaptation and barriers to adoption among smallholder farmers in Nepal.

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