Doing Field Research on Climate Change with Smallholder Farmers in
            Ethiopia

Hameso, Seyoum

doi:10.4135/978144627305014533931

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“…The study was conducted in Sidama Regional State located 275 km southwest of Ethiopia. Rainfed smallholder agriculture forms the main source of farm household outcomes and is crucial for the regional economy (Hameso, 2015). Vulnerability and poverty at household and regional levels have deepened in response to land fragmentation and degradation exacerbated by a high population density (690/ km sq.)…”

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Climate change in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: linking perceptions and adaptation

Ewalo,

Vedeld

2023

GeoJournal

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Climate change is expected to have serious socioeconomic impacts on smallholder agriculture, but overall impacts will also depend on the extent of household adaptation to climate change. This study investigates household-level factors that may help describe and explain perceptions about climate change and examine how these perceptions influence choices related to specific land-use adoption strategies. Logistic regressions were applied to address these objectives. Cross-sectional survey data were derived from 315 randomly selected smallholder mixed farmers in Ethiopia. The results indicate that a significant number of farmers believe that temperatures have increased over the last 10–20 years and that precipitation has declined. Education, agroecological settings, and social capital significantly influenced perceptions of increased temperature. Gender, distance, access to climate change information, and social capital significantly influenced perceptions of reduced rainfall. The odds of decisions to adopt specific land-use adaptation measures to climate change are significantly influenced by perceived changes in rainfall and temperature but also by social, human, and natural capital access. Adoption is also linked to gender, distance to markets, access to climate change information, and farm location. Thus, rural interventions aimed at addressing more general agricultural adaptation to climate change should account for these factors.

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Climate change in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: linking perceptions and adaptation

Ewalo,

Vedeld

2023

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“…This indicates that relatively female-headed households had poor access to education compared to men who could increase their vulnerability to climate change and variability. Studies indicated that illiterate people are more likely dependent on climate sensitive livelihoods and reluctant to adopt climate change adaptation measures (Fenta et al 2019;Haile, Alemu & Kundhlande 2005).…”

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Vulnerability of rural households to climate-induced shocks in Lokka Abaya district, Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia

Mekuyie

2021

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This study was conducted in rural communities of Lokka Abaya district, Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia to assess vulnerability status of men and women households to climate-induced shocks and stress. This article is based on household survey, focus group discussion and key informant interviews. A total of 258 smallholder farmers were selected from three villages using stratified random sampling. A combination of social, economic and environmental indicators was employed to develop the vulnerability index of each household head and estimate quantitatively that is vulnerability is estimated as a function of adaptive capacity, exposure and sensitivity of households. The results indicated that farmers had poor access to public services including access to affordable credit, market, health services and climate information. The survey revealed that droughts, floods, soil erosion, pests and diseases were climate-related challenges in the study area. Regarding vulnerability of households to climate variability, results indicated that around 8.5% and 18.2% of male- and female-headed households, respectively, were highly vulnerable whilst 41% and 45.5% of male- and female-headed households, respectively, were moderately vulnerable. The results confirmed that 37.7% and 27.3% of male- and female-headed households, respectively, were less vulnerable. The rest 12.8% men and 9% women were not vulnerable. Therefore, there is a need to enhance access to affordable credit, market, climate information, health, income diversification of farmers, soil and water conservation and afforestation of hilly areas if farmers need to be climate resilient.

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Doing Field Research on Climate Change with Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia

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Climate change in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: linking perceptions and adaptation

Climate change in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: linking perceptions and adaptation

Vulnerability of rural households to climate-induced shocks in Lokka Abaya district, Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia

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