How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
Ethiopia's agricultural sector, which is dominated by smallscale, mixed-crop, and livestock farming, is the mainstay of the country's economy. It constitutes more than half of the country's gross domestic product, generates more than 85 percent of foreign exchange earnings, and employs about 80 perc...
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| author | Deressa, Temesgen T. Hassan, Rashid M. Ringler, Claudia Alemu, Tekie Yesuf, Mahmud |
| author_browse | Alemu, Tekie Deressa, Temesgen T. Hassan, Rashid M. Ringler, Claudia Yesuf, Mahmud |
| author_facet | Deressa, Temesgen T. Hassan, Rashid M. Ringler, Claudia Alemu, Tekie Yesuf, Mahmud |
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| description | Ethiopia's agricultural sector, which is dominated by smallscale, mixed-crop, and livestock farming, is the mainstay of the country's economy. It constitutes more than half of the country's gross domestic product, generates more than 85 percent of foreign exchange earnings, and employs about 80 percent of the population. Unfortunately, Ethiopia's dependence on agriculture makes the country particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change on crop and livestock production. Thus, a deeper understanding of the complex interdependence between changing climatic conditions and Ethiopia's agricultural sector- together with adaptation options-is crucial. Additional information about farmers' awareness of climate change and current adaptation approaches would assist policymakers in their efforts to decrease the country's vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change. This brief is based on a study that endeavors to guide policymakers on ways to promote greater adaptation by identifying the household characteristics that increase farmers' awareness of climate change and influence farmers' decision to adapt. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1613712025-11-06T04:30:24Z How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia Deressa, Temesgen T. Hassan, Rashid M. Ringler, Claudia Alemu, Tekie Yesuf, Mahmud smallholders food security climate change Ethiopia's agricultural sector, which is dominated by smallscale, mixed-crop, and livestock farming, is the mainstay of the country's economy. It constitutes more than half of the country's gross domestic product, generates more than 85 percent of foreign exchange earnings, and employs about 80 percent of the population. Unfortunately, Ethiopia's dependence on agriculture makes the country particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change on crop and livestock production. Thus, a deeper understanding of the complex interdependence between changing climatic conditions and Ethiopia's agricultural sector- together with adaptation options-is crucial. Additional information about farmers' awareness of climate change and current adaptation approaches would assist policymakers in their efforts to decrease the country's vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change. This brief is based on a study that endeavors to guide policymakers on ways to promote greater adaptation by identifying the household characteristics that increase farmers' awareness of climate change and influence farmers' decision to adapt. 2008 2024-11-21T09:55:14Z 2024-11-21T09:55:14Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161371 en am Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Deressa, Temesgen T.; Hassan, Rashid M.; Ringler, Claudia; Alemu, Tekie; Yesuf, Mahmud. 2008. How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. How can African agriculture adapt to climate change; Research Brief 15(9). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161371 |
| spellingShingle | smallholders food security climate change Deressa, Temesgen T. Hassan, Rashid M. Ringler, Claudia Alemu, Tekie Yesuf, Mahmud How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia |
| title | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia |
| title_full | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia |
| title_short | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Analysis of the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia |
| title_sort | how can african agriculture adapt to climate change analysis of the determinants of farmers choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the nile basin of ethiopia |
| topic | smallholders food security climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161371 |
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