How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia

Ethiopia remains one of the least-developed countries in the world: 50 percent of the population lives in abject poverty, and average life expectancy is only 43 years. Agriculture-the main sector of the Ethiopian economy-employs about 80 percent of the population and is dominated by small-scale, mix...

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Main Authors: Deressa, Temesgen T., Hassan, Rashid, Ringler, Claudia
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154489
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Ringler, Claudia
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description Ethiopia remains one of the least-developed countries in the world: 50 percent of the population lives in abject poverty, and average life expectancy is only 43 years. Agriculture-the main sector of the Ethiopian economy-employs about 80 percent of the population and is dominated by small-scale, mixed crop and livestock production with very low productivity, which can be attributed to obsolete farming techniques; soil degradation caused by overgrazing and deforestation; poor complementary services, such as extension, credit, markets, and infrastructure; and frequent droughts and floods.
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spelling CGSpace1544892025-11-06T04:20:30Z How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia Deressa, Temesgen T. Hassan, Rashid Ringler, Claudia climate change households vulnerability Ethiopia remains one of the least-developed countries in the world: 50 percent of the population lives in abject poverty, and average life expectancy is only 43 years. Agriculture-the main sector of the Ethiopian economy-employs about 80 percent of the population and is dominated by small-scale, mixed crop and livestock production with very low productivity, which can be attributed to obsolete farming techniques; soil degradation caused by overgrazing and deforestation; poor complementary services, such as extension, credit, markets, and infrastructure; and frequent droughts and floods. 2011 2024-10-01T14:01:49Z 2024-10-01T14:01:49Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154489 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Deressa, Temesgen T.; Hassan, Rashid; Ringler, Claudia. 2011. How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. How can African agriculture adapt to climate change; Research Brief 15(4). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154489
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_full How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_fullStr How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_short How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
title_sort how can african agriculture adapt to climate change assessing household vulnerability to climate change the case of farmers in the nile basin of ethiopia
topic climate change
households
vulnerability
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