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Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Its Impact on Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity: A Micro-Level Evidence from Southwest Ethiopia
by
Andualem Begashaw
Andualem Begashaw 1,*
,
Mengistu Ketema
Mengistu Ketema 2
,
Abule Mehare
Abule Mehare 2,
Mesay Yami
Mesay Yami 3,
Shiferaw Feleke
Shiferaw Feleke 3
and
Tahirou Abdoulaye
Tahirou Abdoulaye 3
1
Department of Economics, Mizan Tepi University, Mizan Aman P.O. Box 260, Ethiopia
2
Ethiopian Economics Association, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 34282, Ethiopia
3
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Headquarters & West African Hub, Ibadan P.O. Box 5320, Nigeria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2024, 16(13), 5766; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135766 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 31 May 2024
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Revised: 21 June 2024
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Accepted: 26 June 2024
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Published: 6 July 2024
Abstract
Smallholder farmers in Ethiopia face increasing challenges from climate change and variability, which threaten their food security and livelihoods. This study examines how adopting single and combined climate change adaptation practices affects their vulnerability to food insecurity in Bench Maji Zone, southwest Ethiopia. Through multistage sampling, data were gathered from 390 rural households in four climate-prone districts. The study examines the impacts resulting from both individual and combined implementations of adaptation techniques. These techniques encompass crop management practices, soil and water conservation measures, and livelihood portfolio diversification strategies. The study employed the multinomial endogenous treatment effect regression model to address selection bias and endogeneity resulting from various sources of heterogeneity, whether observed or unobserved. The results show that farmers who adopted adaptation practices were less vulnerable to food insecurity than those who did not. The study also finds that adopting multiple practices has a more significant impact than adopting single practices. Our findings suggest that implementing climate change adaptation strategies can increase the resilience of smallholder farmers in the study area and decrease their vulnerability to food insecurity. The study recommends supporting farmers in adopting these strategies through research and development, information dissemination, and collaborations among farmers, researchers, and extension services.
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Begashaw, A.; Ketema, M.; Mehare, A.; Yami, M.; Feleke, S.; Abdoulaye, T.
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Its Impact on Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity: A Micro-Level Evidence from Southwest Ethiopia. Sustainability 2024, 16, 5766.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135766
AMA Style
Begashaw A, Ketema M, Mehare A, Yami M, Feleke S, Abdoulaye T.
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Its Impact on Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity: A Micro-Level Evidence from Southwest Ethiopia. Sustainability. 2024; 16(13):5766.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135766
Chicago/Turabian Style
Begashaw, Andualem, Mengistu Ketema, Abule Mehare, Mesay Yami, Shiferaw Feleke, and Tahirou Abdoulaye.
2024. "Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Its Impact on Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity: A Micro-Level Evidence from Southwest Ethiopia" Sustainability 16, no. 13: 5766.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135766
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