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| dc.contributor.author | Alaro Dutebo, Hailu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aschalew, (PhD) Abebe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mengesha, (PhD) Mengistu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-08T03:52:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-08T03:52:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3956 | |
| dc.description | 100p. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Climatevariabilityposesthreatstoagricultureandnaturalresourcesacrosstheworld.Studies on the effect of climate variability on specific crops and farmers perception onthe variability arenecessarytomaketargetedandeffectiveadaptationmeasures.Basedonthisreality,thisstudyassessedimpactofclimatevariabilityonbarleyproductionandfarmers’perceptionandadaptionresponsesinMishaDistrict.Ahouseholds’surveywascarriedforatotalof 129householdheadstogetprimarydataoffarmers’perceptionofclimatevariabilityandadaptationoptionspracticedinthestudyarea. Qualitativedatacollectionwasdonethroughfocusgroupdiscussion,keyinformantinterviews,questionnaireandfieldobservationfromthreekebelles.Historicaltemperature,rainfallandbarleyproductiondata(1986-2019)wereusedtoanalyzethetrendandvariabilityoftheminthestudyarea.Coefficientofvariationwas used todeterminevariabilityofrainfallandtemperature.Simplelinearregressionfortrendanalysis,correlationforrelationdeterminationandtheirassociationweretestedbyChi-Squareandttest.Kiremtandbelgrainfallhashighvariability(CV=32.9%,30.6%)respectively.BothkiremtmeanmaximumandmeanminimumtemperatureoftheMishaDistrictshowsincreasingtrend(0.08℃,0.035℃)peryearand(0.8℃,0.35)℃perdecaderespectively.Standardizedrainfallanomalyindexwasusedtocharacterizedroughtseverity;itrevealslessdroughtcharactersinstudyareawithslightdecreasingtrendofannualrainfallby1.81mmperyear;1.81mmperdecades.Farmersinstudyareaperceivedclimatevariabilityandchangesuchasrainfallerraticnessandslightdecreasingpatterns,increasingtrendintemperature,productionvariationonbarley,pestsanddiseasesoccurrences,whichharshtheirenvironment.Therelationshipofbarleyproductionwithrainfallwaspositivewhilenegativewithmaximumandminimumtemperature.Fromthosefamiliaradaptationoptionsweresoilandwaterconservation,croprotation,mixedcropping,plantation,diversifyingincomesource,changingsowingcalendarandusingimprovedcropvarieties.Skillgaponagriculturaltechnologypractices,accesstoincomegenerationandsupplyofimprovedseedswereinfluencingfactorsofadaptationforseveralyearsinthestudarea.DuetothissupportingfarmersinMishaDistrictbyproductivesafetynetprograms,supplyingproductivecattle,smallruminantbreedsandbuildingtheirskillgaponadaptionstrategiesthroughgovernmental,nongovernmentalandparticipatingthemisessential. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Haramaya University | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Haramaya university | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adaptation;Barley;production;Climatevariability;Perception;Misha | en_US |
| dc.title | IMPACTOFCLIMATEVARIABILITYONBARLEY(HORDEUMVULGAREL.)PRODUCTION,FARMERS’PERCEPTIONANDADAPTATIONSTRATEGIESINMISHADISTRICTHADIYAZONE, SOUTHERNETHIOPIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
