seydou zakari

seydou zakari

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2022 in Sustainability
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SZseydou zakari
seydou zakari
GIGermaine Ibro
Germaine Ibro
BMBokar Moussa
Bokar Moussa
TATahirou Abdoulaye
Tahirou Abdoulaye
Sahelian countries, particularly Niger, are more vulnerable to climate change due to the high dependence of most of their populations on rain-fed agriculture and limited capacities to respond to climate variability and change. This paper examines the factors influencing climate change adaptation strategies and the impacts on household income and food security in rural Niger. For this purpose, we collected data from 1783 valid rural households in four main agricultural regions of Niger. The results showed that crop diversification (72.74%), income diversification (67.97%) and changing planting times (55%) are the main adaptation strategies adopted by households. The majority of respondents had noticed changes in rain patterns (93.21%), in the amount of rain (91.25%) and in the intensity of rain (81.82%) during the last five years. We categorized these adaptation strategies into six major groups namely climate-resilient crop varieties, improved agronomic practices, irrigation and water conservation practices, crop diversification, income diversification, and agroforestry. We ran logit regression to identify the determinants of each individual group. The results show mixed effects of independent variables on these categories of adaptation strategies. Using matching techniques, we found adaptation strategies have positive and significant impact on both household income and food security. The farmers who adopt climate change adaptation strategies are more likely to increase household income by 7721.526 FCFA compared to those households with zero adaptation strategies. Similarly, the adapters have 7% to 9% more chance to be food secure compared to those who did not adopt strategies. These results suggest that strengthening the awareness of the effects of climate change on farmers and the choice of appropriate adaptation strategies are necessary to enhance household resilience. Strengthening institutional factors such as access to credit and market, extension services, and using drought-resilient crop varieties would surely improve agricultural production.

2 June 2023 in Cogent Food & Agriculture
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SZseydou zakari
seydou zakari
BMBokar Moussa
Bokar Moussa
GIGermaine Ibro
Germaine Ibro
TATahirou Abdoulaye
Tahirou Abdoulaye

1 June 2024 in Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
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Paul M. DONTSOP NGUEZETPaul M. DONTSOP NGUEZET
Paul M. DONTSOP NGUEZET
DNDieu-Merci Akonkwa Nyamuhirwa
Dieu-Merci Akonkwa Nyamuhirwa
Shiferaw FelekeShiferaw Feleke
Shiferaw Feleke
Victor ManyongVictor Manyong
Victor Manyong
DSDioukou Sissoko
Dioukou Sissoko
TATahirou Abdoulaye
Tahirou Abdoulaye

30 November 2023 in Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
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SZseydou zakari
seydou zakari
JMJulius Manda
Julius Manda
IGIbro Germaine
Ibro Germaine
BMBokar Moussa
Bokar Moussa
TATahirou Abdoulaye
Tahirou Abdoulaye