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Book Synopsis Livelihood Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability Among Smallholder Farmers in Central Ethiopia: Dynamics and Effectiveness by :
Download or read book Livelihood Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability Among Smallholder Farmers in Central Ethiopia: Dynamics and Effectiveness written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The livelihood of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia is threatened by climate change and variability (CCV). It sternly challenged agricultural activities and rural livelihoods, making a sizeable proportion of the population vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity. Given that agriculture is the source of income and employment for the majority of the population, agricultural adaptation is important to reduce the livelihood effects of CCV. However, not all adaptation strategies are effective. All households may not also equally benefit from the use of adaptation strategies. This study investigates adaptation decision-making and the effectiveness of adaptation strategies in sustaining the livelihoods of farmers. The study used a convergent parallel mixed-methods research approach. It integrated quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analyses aimed at a comprehensive understanding of the complexities underlying adaptation to CCV. Analysis of the trends in climate change over 30 years revealed increasing temperature in all agro-ecological settings. Although there was high variability in rainfall distribution, there was no monotonic rainfall trend in the highland and lowland areas. The majority of the farmers accurately perceived the increasing trend in temperature and variability in the time of onset and cessation of rainfall. However, most farmers inaccurately perceived decreasing trend in rainfall which diverges from the results of the trend analysis. About 40% of the farmers had a high perception of the risks of CCV to their livelihoods, 39% had a moderate perception, and 21% a low risk perception. Farmers with more knowledge about CCV, much experience of climate-related events, and those who believe that both individuals and societies are responsible to address climate-related problems had higher risk perceptions. Lack of education and access to media as well as individualistic values were associated with low risk perception.