Adaptation strategies

Percent responses to climatic stresses

Dry spells

Flood

Pest and disease

Heavy rains

Building water harvesting structures

33.8

6.9

0

8.8

Building soil and water conservation

26.3

42.5

0

40

Introduce micro-irrigation

34.5

0

0

0

Growing early maturing crop varieties

67.5

24.4

52.5

22.5

Use improve seed

0

0

60.6

0

Growing drought-resistant crop varieties

81.3

0

29.4

0

Use crop rotation

0

1.3

83.1

5

Use inter-cropping

0

1.3

68.1

9.4

Use mixed farming

64.8

30

63.8

34.4

Change crop calendar

56.9

12

29.4

21.3

Mulching

0.1

28.1

3.75

21.9

Use cover crop

0.2

13.1

14.4

8.8

Use of grass strip

0

10.6

0.63

9.4

Temporary migration

0

0

0

4.4

Engaged in off-farm business

67.5

25.6

43.8

40

Sale of labor to another farm

19.4

4.38

8.13

33.8

Growing food security crop

76.9

21.9

39.4

38.1

Use of granary

5

5.63

10.6

7.5

Use of silos/cribs

3.75

0.63

1.88

0

Earlier land preparation

59.4

8.13

43.9

15.6

Climate-smart planting basins

17.5

28.8

6.25

33.1

Cultivate in wetland

37

1.88

0

23

Rearing livestock

58.1

20.6

45.6

26.9