Climate Change Adaptation Measures by Farm Households in Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia: An Application of Multivariate Analysis Approach

Building resilience to climate change: Examining the impact of agro‐ecological zones and social groups on sustainable development

“…This means that the higher the farm income, the higher the probability of adopting agroforestry as a CCA strategy. This result is consistent with the study by Ojo and Baiyegunhi (2020) and Tesfaye and Nayak (2022) who reported that farm income increases the probability of adopting CCA strategies including agroforestry. In addition, our results…”

“…Moreover, our study found that access to informal credit increases the likelihood of adopting temporary migration as a CCA strategy. This statement is also supported by several studies, such as Timsina (2015) and Bhattarai and Tesfaye and Nayak (2022) also reported that access to informal credit had a significant and negative impact on the adoption of early-maturedvarieties and agroforestry as CCA strategies.…”

“…Conceivably, this is the reason why temporary migration was positively influenced by access to informal credit. Studies such as Piya et al (2013), Trinh et al (2018), Aryal, Sapkota, Khurana, et al (2020), Aryal, Sapkota, Rahut, et al (2020) and Tesfaye and Nayak (2022) also reported that access to informal credit had a significant and negative impact on the adoption of early‐maturedvarieties and agroforestry as CCA strategies.…”

“…Furthermore, the literature suggests that farm characteristics such as land size and institutional factors such as access to farmer groups significantly affect farmers' adaptive capacity and adaptation choices (Abid et al, 2019). Several researchers have noted that experiences of climate change, such as temperature increases and erratic rainfall, also significantly influence farmers' adaptation choices (Tesfaye & Nayak, 2022;Trinh et al, 2018). Previous research has also shown that agro-ecological zones significantly influence the choice of CCA strategies (Aniah et al, 2019;Karki et al, 2020).…”

“…This is consistent with previous findings by Deressa et al (2009) and Piya et al (2013), who reported that farmers in the hilly AEZ usually did not adopt such practices or adopted them on a limited scale. Several studies in different countries, such as in Ethiopia by Tesfaye and Nayak (2022); in Pakistan by Abid et al (2019), in coastal Bangladesh by Aryal, Sapkota, Khurana, et al (2020), specific. Farmers in mountainous or hilly agro-ecological zones (AEZs) face several challenges, including adverse climatic conditions, limited opportunities for income diversification and limited access to financial resources.…”