Abstract: The study was about climate change impact resolution assessment through small grain crops adaptability shift acceptance at producer / consumer levels among the Zimbabwean communities. Climate change recurrence, extinction of nutritionally rich, health stabilizing, drought tolerant and low production cost small cereal grain crop, finger millet, prompted a strong drive in the execution of this study. Relevant literature was sort, succeeded by the research study which adopted both quantitative and qualitative methodologies coupled with convenience sampling and cohort study in gathering data. Questionnaires were confined to 100 respondents consisting of small holder and rural farmers as producers and the public as consumers. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to capture questionnaire raw data on which frequency tables and correlation were run. Producer / consumer perceptions, preferences, and attitudes were key variables used among others. Change theories, applied in latent, were deemed necessary for similar future studies. Conclusion, and references were finally presented, and the resultant study outcome showed a dragged and heterogeneous production outcome against highly acceptable consumer by – product preferences.
Keywords: Climate change, food security, food insecurity, small grain crops, finger millet.
Title: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT RESOLUTION ASSESSMENT THROUGH SMALL GRAIN CROPS ADAPTABILITY SHIFT ACCEPTANCE AT PRODUCER / CONSUMER LEVELS AMONG THE ZIMBABWEAN COMMUNITIES
Author: Masimba Gwemende
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
Vol. 12, Issue 1, January 2024 - March 2024
Page No: 44-47
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 23-February-2024
