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Investigating Adaptation Strategies Developed by Potato Farmers to Cope with Climate Change Impacts in Egypt

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Natural resources and the environment

Abstract

Egypt is one of the top 20 producers of potato worldwide and the first largest producer and exporter of potatoes in Africa in 2019. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adaptation strategies that have been developed by potato farmers in Egypt to cope with climate change impacts. This was achieved by a) Identifying influences of local climate changes, b) Conduct an economic analysis of potato cultivation in the study area, c) Recognizing the influences of farm management practices on potato cultivation stages through consultation, questionnaires, and interviewing local farmers and producers. Results revealed that climate variability had major impacts on potato production in Egypt during the last 15 years. Nowadays, December and January can be considered hazardous months for potato plants, as the plants cannot tolerate the low temperature during these two months. In order to minimize climate change impacts on potato production in Egypt, the following adaptation practices were developed by farmers. To avoid the impacts of high temperatures, farmers should prevent irrigation during the daytime till sunset and irrigate during the night. In case of low temperature, applying irrigation in low quantities with small amounts of ammonia acid through continuous cycles during both day and night will significantly increase the plants' resistance. Also, fencing the farms with tree lines and viaducts will reduce flooding hazards. Finally, adjusting planting dates between the 1st of October until the end of November may help in mitigating the impact of new potato diseases.

DOI

10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2021.205325

Keywords

Climate Change, adaptation strategies, farmer’s perception, potato, Egypt

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Rabia

MiddleName

Harb

Affiliation

Department of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt

Email

operaharb@hotmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-4224-552X

First Name

Assem

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate (CLAC), Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Email

assem20000@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-4850-1472

First Name

Emad

Last Name

Abdelaty

MiddleName

F

Affiliation

Damanhour University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering, Alabaadia Assembl

Email

emad.fawzy@agr.dmu.edu.eg

City

Damanhour

Orcid

0000-0003-1693-5647

First Name

Sara

Last Name

Shahin

MiddleName

Fekry

Affiliation

Center for Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

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sara.fkrey@hotmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-1140-9771

First Name

Dalia

Last Name

Yacout

MiddleName

M. M.

Affiliation

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

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dalia.yacout@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-2454-6879

Volume

42

Article Issue

4

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28123

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2021-10-05

Publish Date

2021-12-31

Page Start

871

Page End

881

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1110-0176

Online ISSN

2536-9784

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ASEJAIQJSAE_Volume 42_Issue 4_Pages 871-881.pdf

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/

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Investigating Adaptation Strategies Developed by Potato Farmers to Cope with Climate Change Impacts in Egypt

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22 Jan 2023