Agricultural Profitability through Resilience: Smallholder Farmers' Strategies for Coping with Extreme Weather in Guimba, Nueva Ecija

This study investigated the knowledge strategies and coping utilized by smallholder farmers in Guimba, Nueva Ecija to reduce and adjust to the effects of climate change. Smallholder farmers, who are frequently susceptible to climate change, utilize various traditional and innovative methods to strengthen their ability to withstand and recover from these consequences. Based on the results of this study, farmers in Guimba, Nueva Ecija demonstrate a profound comprehension of the adverse weather conditions, such as typhoons, droughts, and excessive rainfall, which they ascribe to climate change. While they have a fundamental understanding of climate change and its effects, their knowledge of scientific intricacies is restricted, indicating a need for information that is particular to the context. Although farmers possess knowledge about climate change, they are not actively engaging in proactive actions to adapt to it. Instead, they rely on reactive coping mechanisms. This highlights the necessity for targeted educational and communicative endeavors to promote the acceptance and implementation of approaches. Furthermore, the absence of available resources poses a significant barrier to achieving successful adaptation, highlighting the importance of pushing for inexpensive and feasible measures for adaptation. Farmers recognize the benefits of agroforestry and have started integrating the growth of fruit trees, particularly mangoes, into their coping techniques.