Abstract

Author:
Charles Njanganga, Ackim Phiri

Doi: 10.26480/efcc.02.2025.34.39

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Globally, there has been an increase in the effects of climate change, which has also affected the agricultural sector and crop production in Kanongesha area of Mwinilunga District, Zambia; this study aimed to investigate effects of climate change on agricultural production with objectives to identify the indicators of climate change in the area, determine effects on agriculture production, and assess the adaptation strategies used by local farmers, using questionnaires and observation sheets to collect data from 133 respondents, analyzed using SPSS and Microsoft Excel, revealing climate change indicators including extreme weather events (32.3%), unpredictable rainfall (22.6%), rising temperature (25.6%), and biotic stressors (19.5%), with effects on crops such as crop loss (35.3%), drying of crops (24.1%), and proliferation of diseases, insects, and obnoxious weeds (21.1%), showing that small-scale farmers are willing to assist the government in addressing the climate change crisis, but support from the government is needed to effectively implement climate-smart initiatives, and a further study could assess the effectiveness of current climate change measures used by small-scale farmers to build resilience to climate impacts.