Smallholder Farmers Adoption of Climate Smart Livestock Production System: Practices, Status and Determinants in Hidebu Abote Woreda, North Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Livestock production plays an important role in Ethiopian economy. However, climate
change presents a range of challenges for animal in the country. The adoption of climate
smart livestock production practices is considered to be an innovative solution to the
challenges. This study is aimed to identify the status of adoption and analyze the determining
factors and challenges in adopting Climate Smart livestock production practices in Hidabu
Abote Woreda, Centeral Ethiopia. Three-staged sampling techniques were used to select the
targeted area and sample household respondents. A total of 233 sampled households were
selected using simple random sampling method and household survey was conduct with pretested structured questionnaire. Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
were also conducted to complement the study. Various descriptive and inferential statistic
techniques were applied to analyze the collected survey data. Ordered logistic regression
model was also used to analyze the determinant factors which affect the adoption status of
the sampled household. Descriptive result shows that commonly adopted practices are
composting (85.41%) and manure management (70.39%) while the least adopted
technologies were bio-gas generation (3.86%) and rotational grazing (22.32%).The adoption
status of the sampled household were also categorized into low (19.74%), medium (67.81%)
and high adopter (12.45%).High cost of improved breed, use of manure for fuel, free grazing
and lack of information and awareness are the major constraints to adopt technology. The
result of ordered logistic regression revealed that education, grazing land, total livestock
holding and extension contact contributed significantly and positively to adoption status,
while distance from water source had a significant and negative effect adoption status of
climate smart livestock production practices. From the result, it is possible to conclude that
livestock farmers having more grazing land, higher educational level, more livestock holding
and good extension contact are more likely to adopt climate smart livestock production
practice whose water source are far from their home are less likely to adopt climate smart
livestock production practices in the study area. The policy measures derived from the results
include: livestock raring should get more attention, increasing the frequency of extension
contact, improving grazing land practices, expanding education, and providing sufficient
water supply for the farmers to improve the adoption status of climate smart livestock
production practices.
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Adoption, Climate Smart, Constraints, Hidabu Abote, Livestock, Ordered Logit