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Perception of and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile basin of Ethiopia

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: SUMMARY The present study employed the Heckman sample selection model to analyse the two- step process of adaptation to climate change, which initially requires farmers' perception that climate is changing prior to responding to changes through adaptation. Farmers' perception of climate change was significantly related to the age of the head of the household, wealth, knowledge of climate change, social capital and agro-ecological settings. Factors significantly affecting adaptation to climate change were: education of the head of the household, household size, whether the head of the household was male, whether livestock were owned, the use of extension services on crop and livestock production, the availability of credit and the environmental temperature.

Source: The Journal of Agricultural Science

DOI: 10.1017/s0021859610000687

Authors: T. T. DERESSA, R. M. HASSAN, C. RINGLER

Institutions: International Food Policy Research Institute, University of Pretoria

Language: English

Topic: Climate change impacts on agriculture

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Zero hunger, No poverty

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: International Fine Particle Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Ministry of Water Resources