Abstract:
The agriculture sector in Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The
study area is one of the prone areas. This study aims to assess farmers’ perceptions of
climate change and factors influencing intensity of adoption of adaptation strategies in
Mirab Abaya Woreda. Both qualitative and quantitative data obtained using primary and
secondary sources. The primary data was collected from 143selected respondents through
interview schedule. Secondary data on temperature and rainfall for the period 1990-2019
were also obtained from National Meteorological Agency. The analysis of climate data
revealed that, temperature was increased by 0.035 °C/year in the past three decades. Also
the rainfall amount increased by 7.90 and 1.33 mm/year for Annual and Belg rain in the
past three decades. The results of the Tobit regression model showed that education,
access to climate information, participation in nonfarm and off farm income activities,
household size, farm land size, credit service, and frequency of DA contact have
significant influence on the intensity of adoption of climate adaptation strategies. Thus,
the government should design policies aimed at improving these factors.
