The Effect of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Rural Farm Households’ Income in case Southern Ethiopia

Garedew Aweke Gizaw

doi:10.7176/jpid/57-03

Abstract

This study is an effort to determine the effect of climate change adaptation strategies on rural farm households’ income in case of Southern Ethiopia. The study used primary data which is collected by questionnaires distributed for 374 farm households in 2018. In analyzing the data, the researcher employed both binary logit and Ordinary Least Square econometric regression. Binary logit model is employed to assess the factors affecting climate change adaptation strategies in Southern Ethiopia and the Ordinary Least Square method is employed to know the effect of climate change adaptation strategies on rural farm households’ income. The study confirms that climate change adaptation strategy is found to be significant in boosting famers’ income level in the study area. The implication is that local policy makers and the Zone’s agricultural bureau have to work more on creation of awareness for farmers about the importance of climate change adaptation strategies. Keywords: Climate change, adaptation strategies, income level. DOI: 10.7176/JPID/57-03 Publication date: December 31 st 2020

Highlights

Agricultural sector is the backbone for most developing countries economy
The study confirms that climate change adaptation strategy is found to be significant in boosting famers’ income level in the study area
If the agriculture is believed to suffer from severe climate change, it will be more likely to adopt an aggressive policy toward climate change mitigation

Summary

Introduction

Agricultural sector is the backbone for most developing countries economy. Despite of this significant contribution, Agriculture is the most vulnerable economic sector under climate change in developing countries. (2016), done a study entitled adaptation to climate change and the impacts on household food security among rural farmers in South Africa. Providing farmers with information on good agricultural practice, including water and soil management had direct impact on reducing the level of household food insecurity Such information included coping mechanisms with regards to adverse climatic conditions the need for farmers’ access to appropriate extension services. By using the tradeoff analysis model, the impact of climate change on peoples’ livelihoods and possible adaptation strategies to increase the resilience and sustainability of agricultural systems in three regions of Uganda which are central, Masaka and southwest; are analyzed. By using Logistic regression model, the study indicated different factors such as resources availability, family labor availability, farm income, institutional activities and involvement in the community level organization of households influenced adaptation practices.

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Logistic regression

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