Effects of Social Learning on Rural Farmers’ Adaptive Capacity
Empirical Insights from the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12164333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thong Anh Tran (0000-0001-9779-713X, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, corresponding author), Helen James (0000-0001-7169-7691, Australian National University), Helen F James (0000-0002-2495-6133, Department of Anthropology, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia), Dang Kieu Nhan (0000-0003-1493-2645, Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1053-1072 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society & Natural Resources (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-1920 • E-ISSN: 1521-0723 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08941920.2019.1693677 |
| OpenAlex | W2991599543 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 59 |
Environmental challenges in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta characterized by adverse impacts of climate change, upstream hydropower development and localized dyke expansion present imperatives for rural farmers to “learn to adapt.” However, little is known about how learning contributes to improving their capacity in adapting to these “wicked” problems. This study investigates potential effects of farmers’ learning on their adaptive capacity, utilizing nine focus group discussions, 33 interviews, and a structured survey of 300 farmers. The exploratory factor analysis produced two factors for social learning: (1) learning through social interactions and (2) self-reflection, and one factor for adaptive capacity. The regression results show that the social learning factors have significantly positive effects on adaptive capacity. Farmers with a higher level of social learning are likely to demonstrate higher adaptive capacity. The findings call for policy considerations to promote learning in a broader context of the delta to enhance local capacity
Adaptive capacity · Business · Climate change · Context (archaeology · Geography · Knowledge management · Mekong delta · Social learning · Vietnamese · Water resource management · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural Systems and Practices · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |