Livestock Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: What Role Do Behavioural Factors Play?
| dc.contributor.author | Chepng′etich, Evaline | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mbeche, Robert | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ateka, Josiah Mwangi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Obebo, Forah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-15T13:20:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-15T13:20:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-08 | |
| dc.description | Article | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pastoral livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa are under an increasing threat from climate change with arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) being especially vulnerable. Climatesmart agriculture (CSA) is widely promoted as a strategy for enhancing resilience among smallholder livestock farmers by improving productivity, increasing farmers’ incomes and strengthening adaptive capacity. However, CSA adoption rates among pastoralists remains low. While existing studies emphasise socio-economic and institutional factors, this study explores the often-overlooked behavioural dimensions, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions, which critically influence adaptation decisions. Guided by the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this study investigates the behavioural drivers of CSA adoption among 737 livestock farmers in Kenya’s ASALs. Using ordered probit regression and structural equation modelling–confirmatory factor analysis (SEM-CFA), the results reveal that attitudes and perceived behavioural control are significant predictors of farmer intention to adopt CSA practices, with perceived behavioural control being the most influential predictor. Farmers with a positive attitude and confidence in their ability to implement CSA practices are more likely to adopt them. The study findings suggest that efforts to promote CSA adoption should prioritise transforming attitudes and building practical confidence by increasing exposure to demonstration farms and implementing awareness-raising initiatives within pastoral communities | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Carnegie Cooperation of New York through the RUFORUM GTA Scholarship (grant number RU/2022/DRG/023) and the Mawazo Institute through Mawazo Connect (grant number 2022-1-21). APC was funded by the Mawazo Institute. We acknowledge the invaluable contribution from the Carnegie Cooperation of New York through the RUFORUM and the Mawazo Institute and its partners in supporting our research and publication of this article. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | : Chepng′ etich, E.; Mbeche, R.; Ateka, J.M.; Obebo, F. Livestock Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: What Role Do Behavioural Factors Play? Sustainability 2025, 17, 7688. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su17177688 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/su17177688 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/31422 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sustainability | |
| dc.title | Livestock Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: What Role Do Behavioural Factors Play? | |
| dc.type | Article |