Table 4 Major coping and adaptation strategies of farmers in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
Coping/adaptation strategies | % of households (n = 240) |
|---|---|
Adaptation strategies | |
Enset expansion (ENSEXP) | 22 |
Chat expansion (CHATEXP) | 17 |
Eucalyptus expansion (EUCALEXP) | 48 |
Change in crop variety (CCVA) | |
Adjusting planting date (APLDATE) | 26 |
Dry plowing/planting (DRYPLT) | 26 |
Diversifying off-farm income (DIVI) | 29 |
Coping strategies | |
Selling livestock (LIVE) | 63 |
Accessing credit (CREDIT) | 15 |
Accessing Relief (RELIEF) | 36 |
Migration (MIGATE) | 58 |