Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia

This study was carried out in Sadi Chanka District (Ethiopia) to assess effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate change. This study used a mixed approach. Purposive sampling technique was used to select representative kebeles. Elkofale, Keto Shan and Komba were chosen an...

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Autores principales:	Tolera Kuma Eticha, Abdi Kitaba Rikiti, Soresa Shuma Abdisa, Adugna Gindaba Ejeta
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Materias:	agriculture climate change farmers rainfall yields Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2a8c4aaa08314ec48ca20e54c4a2a1f02021-11-09T23:59:57ZAssessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia2040-22442408-935410.2166/wcc.2021.363https://doaj.org/article/2a8c4aaa08314ec48ca20e54c4a2a1f02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jwcc.iwaponline.com/content/12/7/3297https://doaj.org/toc/2040-2244https://doaj.org/toc/2408-9354This study was carried out in Sadi Chanka District (Ethiopia) to assess effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate change. This study used a mixed approach. Purposive sampling technique was used to select representative kebeles. Elkofale, Keto Shan and Komba were chosen and 128 farmers from each kebeles were involved in a survey. A simple random sampling technique was used to select representative farmers of the study area. In this study, interview, focus group discussion, questionnaires and site observation were employed as data collection tools. SPSS Version 20 was used for data analysis. The majority of the respondent farmers revealed that their productivity status had fluctuated patterns due to untimely rainfall and scarcity of water occasionally. The present study confirmed that choices of agricultural activities by farmers were linked with the change in climate and irregular distribution of rainfall patterns. The ecology of farmland in Sadi Chanka has been degraded critically. This work had also clearly demonstrated the existence of farmers' choices of agricultural activities, including coffee production, poultry production and production of fruits like mango and papaya. Community as whole and concerned governmental sectors should be alerted on participatory ecological management and climate change mitigation. HIGHLIGHTS Effects of fluctuated rainfall pattern.; Yields and major productivity items of farmers.; Farmers' choices for climate change adaptation.; Forecasting the future fate of climate change.; Climate change mitigation measures.;Tolera Kuma EtichaAbdi Kitaba RikitiSoresa Shuma AbdisaAdugna Gindaba EjetaIWA Publishingarticleagricultureclimate changefarmersrainfallyieldsEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENJournal of Water and Climate Change, Vol 12, Iss 7, Pp 3297-3307 (2021)
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spellingShingle	agriculture climate change farmers rainfall yields Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Tolera Kuma Eticha Abdi Kitaba Rikiti Soresa Shuma Abdisa Adugna Gindaba Ejeta Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia
description	This study was carried out in Sadi Chanka District (Ethiopia) to assess effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate change. This study used a mixed approach. Purposive sampling technique was used to select representative kebeles. Elkofale, Keto Shan and Komba were chosen and 128 farmers from each kebeles were involved in a survey. A simple random sampling technique was used to select representative farmers of the study area. In this study, interview, focus group discussion, questionnaires and site observation were employed as data collection tools. SPSS Version 20 was used for data analysis. The majority of the respondent farmers revealed that their productivity status had fluctuated patterns due to untimely rainfall and scarcity of water occasionally. The present study confirmed that choices of agricultural activities by farmers were linked with the change in climate and irregular distribution of rainfall patterns. The ecology of farmland in Sadi Chanka has been degraded critically. This work had also clearly demonstrated the existence of farmers' choices of agricultural activities, including coffee production, poultry production and production of fruits like mango and papaya. Community as whole and concerned governmental sectors should be alerted on participatory ecological management and climate change mitigation. HIGHLIGHTS Effects of fluctuated rainfall pattern.; Yields and major productivity items of farmers.; Farmers' choices for climate change adaptation.; Forecasting the future fate of climate change.; Climate change mitigation measures.;
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author	Tolera Kuma Eticha Abdi Kitaba Rikiti Soresa Shuma Abdisa Adugna Gindaba Ejeta
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title	Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia
title_short	Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia
title_full	Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia
title_sort	assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in sadi chanka district of kellem wolega, oromia, ethiopia
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2a8c4aaa08314ec48ca20e54c4a2a1f0
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Assessing effects of rainfall on farming activities as the predictor of climate changes in Sadi Chanka District of Kellem Wolega, Oromia, Ethiopia

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