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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Clim.
Sec. Climate Adaptation
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fclim.2025.1447783
This article is part of the Research Topic Climate change mitigation strategies for sustainable crop production in sub-Saharan Africa View all 6 articles

Farmers' Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change on Agricultural Production in Arsi Zone, Oromia National Regional State of Ethiopia

Provisionally accepted
Ibsa Dawid Ibsa Dawid *Ephrem Boka Ephrem Boka
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute(IQQO), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Climate change has a greater influence on agricultural production due to the effects of floods, droughts, and crop pests. The objective of the study was to explore farmers' perceptions of climate change, adaptation strategies, constraints to adaptation strategies, and identify factors affecting the choice of climate change that affect adaptation strategies for agricultural production. Data was collected from 303 households selected using a multistage sampling technique to collect data using structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Kendall statistical test, the weighted average index, and a multivariate probit model were used. The result shows that farmers used multiple adaptation strategies, mostly improved varieties, improved livestock, and mixed farming. Farmers' choices of adaptation strategies were affected by education, household size, cooperative membership, extension services, climate information, perception of climate change, and farm income. Thus, efforts to create awareness about climate change through mass media, extension services, and enabling cooperative unions are essential.

    Keywords: adaptation strategies, Climate Change, Farmers, Ethiopia, multivariate probit

    Received: 12 Jun 2024; Accepted: 21 Jan 2025.

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    * Correspondence: Ibsa Dawid, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute(IQQO), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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