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المقدمةيوجد فقط 14 صفحة متاحة للعرض العام
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المستخلص
This study mainly aimed to identifying adaptation practices of Mango farmers to climate change. The main objectives were:1-Identifying the farmers’ perception to climate change in Mango crop.2- Identifying the opinions of the horticulture researchers on adaptation practices of the farmers.3- Determining the priorities of implementing adaptation options from the horticulture researchers’ point of view.4-Suggesting action plan for dissemination adaptation options at the agricultural sector.The current study carried out at three districts in Sharkia governorate. Data were collected by using case study method for (6) farmers during two years (2012, 2013). Also, two focus group discussions conducted for horticulture researchers. Frequencies, percentages and arithmetic mean were used to analyze data and presenting the results. The findings revealed that farmers perceived twenty one climate changes during the study period. Sixty three percent of farmers were aware of climate change, while 36.8% of them hadn’t any knowledge before climate change happened. The agricultural extension was the main source for farmers’ knowledge about climate change with a percentage of 48.2%, then meteorological data 29.2%, then farmer’s experience 21.4% and finally neighbors 1.2%.Thirty five impacts for the perceived climate change mentioned by the farmers, thirty two of them were passive impacts and only three of them were positive. Eight practices which adopted by farmers for adjusting their farming practices to account for the impacts of climate change were appropriate and sufficient, six practices still need to supplemented practices, three practices were inappropriate and three is no recommended solution for three adverse impacts till now.Ten adaptation options were tested and succeeded as valuable practices to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change. Growing windbreaks trees ranked first as an urgent adaptation option to implement immediately, while the other options still need to financial support or extension for implementation. Action plan was suggested to confronting climate change and dissemination of adaptation options at national and local levels in agricultural sector through following these steps: 1. Adaptation prioritization and responsibilities.During the national meeting, representatives rated the adaptation options and classified them into four categories:A = Urgent adaptation options that can be done by communities themselves.B = Urgent adaptation options for which communities needed assistance from the government.C = Adaptation options that were less important/urgent.D = Adaptation options for which there was no need or willingness to implement.Type B adaptation options were then allocated to the responsible ministries.