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Farmers’ Perception about Climate Change and Variability, and Its Impact on Agriculture: In the Case of Dorebafana District, Sidama Region of Ethiopia.
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: Received: 26 June 2023 / Approved: 27 June 2023 / Online: 27 June 2023 (12:16:26 CEST)
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Wola, A.W. Farmers’ Perception about Climate Change and Variability, and Its Impact on Agriculture: In the Case of Dorebafana District, Sidama Region of Ethiopia.. Preprints2023, 2023061899. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1899.v1
Wola, A.W. Farmers’ Perception about Climate Change and Variability, and Its Impact on Agriculture: In the Case of Dorebafana District, Sidama Region of Ethiopia.. Preprints 2023, 2023061899. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1899.v1
Wola, A.W. Farmers’ Perception about Climate Change and Variability, and Its Impact on Agriculture: In the Case of Dorebafana District, Sidama Region of Ethiopia.. Preprints2023, 2023061899. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1899.v1
APA Style
Wola, A.W. (2023). Farmers’ Perception about Climate Change and Variability, and Its Impact on Agriculture: In the Case of Dorebafana District, Sidama Region of Ethiopia.. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1899.v1
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Wola, A.W. 2023 "Farmers’ Perception about Climate Change and Variability, and Its Impact on Agriculture: In the Case of Dorebafana District, Sidama Region of Ethiopia." Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1899.v1
Abstract
Rain-fed agriculture remains the source of employment for a majority of Ethiopian population, particularly in Dorebafana District, where annual rainfall is low. Perception of climate change and variability supported by local knowledge has helped to advance understanding of climate change and its impacts on agricultural land-use systems. Thus, the overall objective of this study was assessing farmers’ perception of climate change and variability and its impact on agriculture in Umbulo Kajima and Lebu Koromo kebeles of Dorebafana, Sidama region of Ethiopia. A total of 88 sample households from the two kebeles, farmers’ perception were compared with historical climatic data from the closest weather station of the study area. The household survey, focus group discussions and field observation were used as primary data sources in the study area. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statics in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and multinomial logistic regression model. As data showed, there was the declining and high variability of rainfall in the last three decades In addition, the maximum annual rainfall was observed in 1998, 1755.4 mm and the lowest annual rainfall was recorded in 2015, 537.4 mm in the study area. The focus group discussions and key informant interviews further supported the idea that rainfall in the research area has been falling and very variable over the previous three decades. The finding showed that, temperature increased by 0.1oC over the previous three decade, and socioeconomic factors such sex, age, farming experience, knowledge of the climate, market access, and agro-ecology had an impact on farmers' perceptions of climate change and its impact in agriculture. Therefore awareness creation, increase educational level, sharing experience, scaling up best practice and using new technologies are the best alternatives to minimize the adverse effects of climate change.
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