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Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2017
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
land management
farming systems
climate change
water management
food security
Adapting to climate risks is central to the goal of increasing food security and enhancing resilience of farming systems in East Africa. We examined farmers’ attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 households in Borana, Ethiopia, Nyando, Kenya, Hoima Uganda, and Lushoto, Tanzania. Adaptation was measured using a livelihood-based index that assigned weights to different individual strategies based on their marginal contributions to a household’s livelihood.
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Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2014
Ethiopia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
food security
farmers
natural resources management
water management
water rights
land rights
poverty
climate change
agriculture
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Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) in Ethiopia: Mitigation co-benefits of livestock productivity

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2016
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement

through Market Expansion (PRIME) showed a

notable decrease in emission intensity (GHG

emissions per unit of meat or milk). PRIME

enabled farmers to increase production

significantly, between 24% and 96%, which led

to a decrease in emission intensity ranging from

-4% to -42%.

? Due to improvements in feed quantity, PRIME

projected an increase in average animal weight

for all livestock (8.3 million head), which resulted

in an increase in GHG emissions by an
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Agricultural Adaptation and Institutional Responses to Climate Change Vulnerability in Ethiopia

Reports & Research
March, 2015
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
Climate change is a major development challenge to Ethiopia. Climate change is expected to

adversely affect all economic sectors, eco-regions, and social groups. Agriculture is one of the

most vulnerable sectors as it is highly dependent on rainfall. This report synthesises four case

studies focusing on the impacts, vulnerabilities and local adaptation practices in Ethiopia‘s

agricultural sector, including policy and institutional responses. The case studies were carried
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Integrated Watershed Management

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2009
Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
climate change
water management
water rights
food security
sustainable land management
environment
Water and soils are increasingly becoming a limiting resource for meeting the food requirements
of a growing world population. Integrated concepts for managing natural resources in a sustainable
and environmentally sound manner show encouraging impacts, if applied on a large scale and
over a long period like in Tigray, the northernmost regional state of Ethiopia.
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Moving towards resilient farming in northern Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2013
Ethiopia
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land markets
food security
farming systems
sustainable land management
environment
development agencies
Improving watershed conservation and household food security has been one of the major development challenges in the semi-arid areas of northern Ethiopia. The initial survey by ILRI’s Improving Productivity and Marketing Success project has revealed that physical conservation measures alone do not result in higher farmers’ income. However, the introduction of market-oriented commodity development such as beekeeping, sheep-fattening, and high value crops resulted in farmers’ income rising fivefold from 2005 to 2009.