Effets Des Strategies D2019;adaptation Ex Ante Et Bien Etre Des Menages Agricoles

Abstract

Farm households in the Far North region of Cameroon face different types of risk Climate r isks are those that are the least controlled They have negative effects on the well-being of farm households Unable to prevent the occurrence of bad weather farm households are sometimes forced to adapt To do this they develop and implement different adaptation strategies before the occurrence of the feared risk ex ante adaptation strategies The objective of this article is to analyze the effects of ex ante adaptation strategies on the well-being of farm households from survey data We find mixed results The use of agr icultural technology significantly increases the income of farm households In addition adaptation strategies such as migration risk shar ing via oneself or v ia social networks and food self-sufficiency also contribute to increasing the income of farm households On the other hand and against all expectations ex ante adaptation strategies such as diversification and specialization contribute to reducing the income of agricultural households However the results show that household size negatively affects income while the number of individuals over the age of 15 affects it positively Given that diversification and specialization strategies have significant negative effects on the well-being of these households it seems imperative that the government work to strengthen their adaptive capacities