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    Determinants of Climate Information Service to Enhance Smallholder Farmers Climate Adaptation: A Case of Bereh Woreda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-06) Tsion Fikadu; Shimeles Damene (PhD)
    Climate information service (CIS) is a key component of a climate adaptation strategy which is expected to lessen climate risk. Access and uses of CIS among the local community are limited and constrained by various factors and are not supported by empirical research evidence. Therefore, the study analyzed CIS determinants for climate adaptation among smallholder farmers in Bereh Woreda. The study applied a two-stage sampling where, two kebeles purposively selected based on agro-ecological zone criteria and in the second stage systematic sampling technique was used to select sample size of 219 households. Household surveys, focused-group discussions (FGDs), and key informant interviews were used to the collect data. Descriptive statistics and the Heck-probit model were employed for data analysis. Result of the heckprobit model selection equation revealed that age the household (HH), off-farm income, and smallholder farmers' exposure to recurrent floods significantly reduced the likelihood of accessing CIS, whereas; mobile ownership and gender of HH increased the likelihood of accessing it. Age of HH, gender of HH and farm size had reduced the likelihood of using CIS, whereas mixed farming, radio ownership and access to herbicide enhanced the likelihood of using CIS. This study, therefore, recommends improving the timely delivery of diverse and reliable CIS to enhance smallholder farmers' climate adaptation.