| n1 = 2829 | n2 = 93 | NT = 2922 | |||||||||||||
S/N: Suggested Adaptation Strategies | Respondents | Avg. Resp. | H02 | |||||||||||||
Farmers | Ext. Workers | |||||||||||||||
| SD | Dec |
| SD | Dec |
| SD | Dec | t | *Sig | R | |||||
1. Using improved crop varieties and animal breed | 3.16 | 0.98 | A | 3.17 | 0.89 | A | 3.17 | 0.89 | A | 0.885 | 0.151 | NS | ||||
2. Change planting/stocking time | 2.89 | 0.92 | A | 3.35 | 0.79 | A | 3.12 | 0.86 | A | 1.598 | 0.111 | NS | ||||
3. Use of mulching materials for crops and shades for animals | 3.25 | 1.10 | A | 3.06 | 1.07 | A | 3.16 | 1.09 | A | 6.413 | 0.000 | S | ||||
4. Using early maturing plants/animals | 2.70 | 0.88 | A | 2.96 | 1.15 | A | 2.83 | 1.02 | A | 2.341 | 0.020 | S | ||||
5. Using nursery for transplantable crops | 2.75 | 1.10 | A | 2.60 | 1.29 | A | 2.68 | 1.20 | A | 3.585 | 0.000 | S | ||||
6. Mix cropping | 2.77 | 0.98 | A | 3.13 | 1.01 | A | 2.95 | 1.00 | A | 3.580 | 0.000 | S | ||||
7. Practicing land and/or crop rotation | 2.56 | 1.00 | A | 2.96 | 1.08 | A | 2.76 | 1.04 | A | 9.494 | 0.000 | S | ||||
8. Planting deeper than the usual planting depth to prevent scorching | 1.92 | 0.99 | D | 3.01 | 1.08 | A | 2.47 | 1.04 | D | 1.692 | 0.072 | NS | ||||
9. Intensive fertilizer/manure application for crop production | 2.72 | 1.06 | A | 2.99 | 0.92 | A | 2.86 | 0.99 | A | 2.229 | 0.026 | S | ||||
10. Change of harvesting date | 2.93 | 1.03 | A | 3.13 | 0.98 | A | 3.03 | 1.01 | A | 4.993 | 0.000 | S | ||||
11. Expansion of farming land | 2.54 | 0.98 | A | 2.93 | 1.05 | A | 2.74 | 1.02 | A | 3.793 | 0.000 | S | ||||
12. Sand filling water logged area to reclaim lost land | 2.28 | 1.14 | D | 2.65 | 1.16 | A | 2.47 | 1.15 | D | 1.947 | 0.058 | NS | ||||
13. Switching to intensive management of livestock | 2.72 | 0.90 | A | 3.20 | 0.79 | A | 2.96 | 0.85 | A | 5.507 | 0.000 | S | ||||
14. Skipping storage to processing and marketing immediately affect harvest | 2.95 | 1.05 | A | 3.33 | 0.93 | A | 3.14 | 0.99 | A | 3.882 | 0.000 | S | ||||
15. Changing from production of agriculture to marketing | 2.29 | 0.99 | D | 3.02 | 1.14 | A | 2.66 | 1.07 | A | 6.794 | 0.000 | S | ||||
16. Sinking of boreholes in farm to ensure water availability/artificial irrigation | 2.12 | 1.18 | D | 3.13 | 1.07 | A | 2.63 | 1.13 | A | 6.234 | 0.000 | S | ||||
17. Collection of runoff water in ditches for drought periods | 2.92 | 1.01 | A | 3.05 | 1.28 | A | 2.99 | 1.15 | A | 9.658 | 0.000 | S | ||||
18. Switching to fish farming rather than fishing | 2.77 | 0.91 | A | 3.06 | 1.11 | A | 2.92 | 1.01 | A | 3.058 | 0.002 | S | ||||
19. Construction of foot bridges with wood, stones and sand bags | 3.62 | 1.04 | SA | 2.75 | 1.27 | A | 3.19 | 1.16 | A | -1.986 | 0.024 | S | ||||
20. Raising walls with sand bags and/or blocks to divert flood water | 3.51 | 0.71 | SA | 3.81 | 0.98 | SA | 3.66 | 0.85 | SA | 1.551 | 0.112 | NS | ||||
21. Construction of drainage system or dam within farm/household | 2.75 | 0.90 | A | 2.89 | 1.17 | A | 2.82 | 1.04 | A | 1.831 | 0.052 | NS | ||||
22. Establishment and creation of food grain reserves at farm and community levels for safe-keeping and storage of harvested produce | 3.01 | 0.87 | A | 2.86 | 0.91 | A | 2.94 | 0.89 | A | 3.422 | 0.051 | NS | ||||
23. Subsidizing of agricultural inputs by relevant authorities | 3.38 | 0.86 | A | 3.23 | 0.83 | A | 3.31 | 0.85 | A | -1.605 | 0.076 | NS | ||||
24. Setting up of housing programmes for displaced farmers | 2.61 | 0.92 | A | 2.96 | 1.11 | A | 2.79 | 1.02 | A | 3.604 | 0.000 | S | ||||
25. Resettlement of communities from hazard zones | 2.59 | 0.98 | A | 3.18 | 0.91 | A | 2.89 | 0.95 | A | 3.627 | 0.000 | S | ||||
26. Giving the affected farmers financial support | 3.18 | 0.99 | A | 3.27 | 0.88 | A | 3.25 | 0.94 | A | 1.229 | 0.207 | NS | ||||
27. Vaccinating against diseases | 3.02 | 1.08 | A | 3.16 | 0.82 | A | 3.09 | 0.95 | A | 1.912 | 0.046 | S | ||||
28. Change profession entirely | 1.76 | 1.06 | D | 2.92 | 1.24 | A | 2.34 | 1.15 | D | -1.713 | 0.068 | NS | ||||
Cluster Value | 2.77 | 0.99 | A | 3.14 | 0.98 | A | 3.01 | 0.96 | A | 3.198 | 0.038 | S | ||||