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dc.contributor.authorGunathilaka, RPD
dc.contributor.authorSmart, James CR
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Christopher M
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-04T12:38:58Z
dc.date.available2019-07-04T12:38:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1462-9011
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envsci.2018.01.011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380045
dc.description.abstractPlantation crops are likely to be highly vulnerable to climate change because of their long economic life span, their typically non-irrigated cropping pattern and the inability to easily switch crops due to high upfront capital costs. Hence the sector requires appropriately designed adaptation options to cope with on-going climate change. Studies on climate adaptation in perennial cropping systems are rare relative to those on annual crops. Based on a cross-sectional survey of 50 tea estate managers representing all tea growing areas in Sri Lanka, this study analyses factors affecting choice of preferred adaptation options, barriers to adaptation and associated policy implications for tea production as an example of a perennial tree crop system. Current adaptation options identified are crop diversification, soil conservation, and shade tree establishment and management. All of these options are adopted in some situations and locations. All estate managers interviewed believe that climate change is happening and almost all are experiencing the negative impacts of climate change on tea production. Results from a multinomial logit analysis show that information on climate change, company size, tea growing elevation, and increases in temperature and rainfall are key factors influencing the preferred choice of adaptation option. Furthermore, results reveal that barriers such as a lack capital, inadequate access to near-term and medium-term climate knowledge, and poor governmental and institutional support may prevent estate managers from experimenting with new adaptation options. Policies should, therefore, be aimed at promoting new adaptation options through information exchange between a wide range of stakeholders, and integrating climate change adaptation with Sri Lanka’s sustainable developmental goals. Governmental and institutional support and involvement would be instrumental in facilitating adoption of adaptation options such as joint-production of tea with valuable timber crops.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom108
dc.relation.ispartofpageto116
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Science and Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume82
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural, veterinary and food sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode419999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode30
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleAdaptation to climate change in perennial cropping systems: Options, barriers and policy implications
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, School of Environment and Science
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorFleming, Christopher
gro.griffith.authorSmart, Jim C.


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