Document Type : Original Article
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geography
Abstract
Introduction:
Agriculture, especially saffron plantations, is exposed to climate change. This is serious in the case of Sarayan city, which was one of the main centers of saffron production, and for this reason, saffron farmers have faced food insecurity and job loss or change. At the same time, these areas have faced a remarkable decrease in precipitation and exposure to the adverse consequences of global warming. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices seek to use new methods of saffron management while creating flexibility and adaptability to the effects of climate change and increasing saffron production. This study helps to understand the status of implementation of smart climate on smallholder farmers in the villages of Sarayan city. This study used descriptive statistics to describe the socio-economic characteristics of smallholder farmers and identified the main needs, practices and limitations of climate smart agriculture practices.
Materials and Methods:
Climate-smart agriculture is an approach to identify production systems that can best respond to the effects of climate change and adapt these systems to local conditions. This study, with the descriptive-analytical method and the use of questionnaires and targeted sampling in 13 villages that have the highest production of saffron, to describe the socio-economic characteristics of smallholder farmers in four villages of Sarayan city and to identify the main needs, methods and limitations Climate smart agriculture is used. The results show that the average saffron farmer is 40 years old, with a family size of 5 people and 21 years of farming experience, and cultivates in a land of 1 hectare. The majority of saffron growers have accepted at least one feature of climate smart agriculture in the management of saffron farms. The most chosen strategies of saffron growers are adaptation, reducing the effect of climate change and profitability,
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