Asafu-Adjaye, J. and Mallawaarachchi, T. and Yirga, C.
(2016)
Strategies for managing climate risk: a case study of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia.
Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, 3 (2).
pp. 91-104.
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Abstract
This study analyses the factors affecting Ethiopian farmers’ choice of ex-ante adaptation and ex-post coping strategies for climate risk. We use multivariate probit models to explain the choice of various adaptation and coping strategies. We find that plot characteristics such as slope, depth, soil type and soil fertility, and farm size are important factors affecting the choice of adaptation strategy. These plot characteristics also significantly affect the choice of particular coping strategies such as selling livestock, reducing meals and borrowing. The results also show that plot management practices such as leaving crop residues, intercropping and use of non-recycled hybrid maize are associated with a reduced likelihood of choosing coping measures such as selling livestock. We advocate increased farmer education on improved farm management practices to reduce household vulnerability to climate change and variability.
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