Table 2.
Percentage distribution of sample farmers across the possible adaptation choices.
| Choices (j) | Adaptation strategies | Soil & water conservation and planting trees (SWCP) | Crop varieties (short season and drought resistant) (VAR) | Irrigation (IRR) | Diversification into off + Non-farm income (DIVIN) | Percentage adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | No adaptation (NO) | 6.2 | ||||
| 2. | Soil and water conservation and planting trees (SWCP) | X | 0 | |||
| 3. | Crop varieties (short season and drought resistant) (VAR) | X | 0 | |||
| 4. | Irrigation (IRR) | X | 0 | |||
| 5. | Diversification into off + Non-farm income (DIVIN) | X | 0 | |||
| 6. | SWCP + VAR | X | X | 21.4 | ||
| 7. | SWCP + IRR | X | X | 0 | ||
| 8. | SWCP + DIVIN | X | X | 0 | ||
| 9. | SWCP + VAR + IRR | X | X | X | 7.4 | |
| 10. | SWCP + VAR + DIVIN | X | X | X | 31.8 | |
| 11. | SWCP + IRR + DIVIN | X | X | X | 0 | |
| 12. | SWCP + VAR + IRR + DIVIN | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| 13. | VAR + IRR | X | X | 0 | ||
| 14. | VAR + DIVIN | X | X | 23.3 | ||
| 15. | VAR + IRRI + DIVIN | X | X | X | 9.9 | |
| 16. | IRR + DIVIN | X | X | 0 | ||
| Total | 100.0 | |||||
‘X' represents the possible adaptation combinations, total number of observation (N = 485).