Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique

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dc.contributor.advisorBaudoin, Marie- Angeen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorVisser, Martineen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMutimba, Egídio Artur Alfredoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-28T11:28:15Z
dc.date.available2016-07-28T11:28:15Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMicrofinance organisations represent a potential opportunity to promote adaptation of smallholder farmers. Without access to credit, this group of farmers has few opportunities to invest in adequate technologies and practices required to respond to climate variability and change. In this context, this study explores how Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) can be capacitated in order to assist smallholder farmers to respond to climate change. The core objective of the study is to identify opportunities and needs to foster smallholders' adaptation through MFIs. The study is informed by a survey involving 13 MFIs operating in Southern Mozambique. This paper finds that although MFIs are aware that climate risks affect their services in regards to a wider rural economy, these organisations do not have explicit policies to deal with climate risks. It also finds that majority of MFIs' managers recognise the potential for mainstreaming climate variability and change into services they provide to smallholders. However, for MFIs to achieve this they will require training of agents in climate related knowledge and adaptation, better access to climate related information, assistance in aspects of planning taking into consideration climate related risks and clear understanding of the benefits of investing in adaptation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMutimba, E. A. A. (2016). <i>Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,African Climate and Development Initiative. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20934en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMutimba, Egídio Artur Alfredo. <i>"Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,African Climate and Development Initiative, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20934en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMutimba, E. 2016. Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mutimba, Egídio Artur Alfredo AB - Microfinance organisations represent a potential opportunity to promote adaptation of smallholder farmers. Without access to credit, this group of farmers has few opportunities to invest in adequate technologies and practices required to respond to climate variability and change. In this context, this study explores how Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) can be capacitated in order to assist smallholder farmers to respond to climate change. The core objective of the study is to identify opportunities and needs to foster smallholders' adaptation through MFIs. The study is informed by a survey involving 13 MFIs operating in Southern Mozambique. This paper finds that although MFIs are aware that climate risks affect their services in regards to a wider rural economy, these organisations do not have explicit policies to deal with climate risks. It also finds that majority of MFIs' managers recognise the potential for mainstreaming climate variability and change into services they provide to smallholders. However, for MFIs to achieve this they will require training of agents in climate related knowledge and adaptation, better access to climate related information, assistance in aspects of planning taking into consideration climate related risks and clear understanding of the benefits of investing in adaptation. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique TI - Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20934 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20934
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMutimba EAA. Using micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambique. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,African Climate and Development Initiative, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20934en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentAfrican Climate and Development Initiativeen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClimate Change and Sustainable Developmenten_ZA
dc.titleUsing micro-finance services to support climate change adaptation among small-scale farmers : identifying opportunities and challenges in southern Mozambiqueen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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