@article{fdi:010060764,
  title = {{D}iversification and adaptation strategies to climate variability : a farm typology for the {S}ahel},
  author = {{Z}orom, {M}. and {B}arbier, {B}. and {M}ertz, {O}. and {S}ervat, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ahelian farmers tend to diversify their activities to reduce their vulnerability to external shocks. {I}t is important to distinguish between farmers' types response to these shocks as well as to policy incentives. {T}o develop a typology of farmer adaptation strategies, evaluate the level of vulnerability and assess perceptions of policies, two detailed questionnaire surveys were conducted in a community in northern {B}urkina {F}aso. {S}tatistical analysis included a cluster analysis to distinguish farmers' types with regard to their assets and strategies. {T}he results show that the main factors of discrimination were family size, access to small irrigation plots and number of animals. {T}he types react differently to climate variability and are likely to follow contrasting pathways of adaptation. {F}armers' food vulnerability is still high according to the applied {CILSS} vulnerability index, and farmers are pessimistic about their capacity to handle future droughts. {T}hey see improved credit schemes and further development of irrigation as the most promising adaptation strategies.},
  keywords = {{C}limate ; {D}rought ; {V}ulnerability ; {A}daptation ; {S}ahel ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {ZONE} {SAHELIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}gricultural {S}ystems},
  volume = {116},
  numero = {},
  pages = {7--15},
  ISSN = {0308-521{X}},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.agsy.2012.11.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060764},
}