COMMUNITYBASEDLANDMANAGEMENTPRACTICESONCLIMATE VARIABILITY:THECASEOFKERSADISTRICT,EASTHARERGHE,OROMIA REGIONALSTATE,ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The broad concept of community based land management practices refers to activities on the ground that uses appropriate technologies with full participation of all stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of community based land management practices on climate variability. To achieve the objectives set, appropriate data was collected from three sampled Kebeles of East Harerghe zone Kersa woreda through multi-stage sampling procedure and 342 household heads were selected using simple random method, the study was used a triangulation mixed research approach, Household survey, focus group discussions and key informant interviews were used to generate primary data whereas secondary data were collected from annual reports from woreda documents, journals and weather data from NMA. The data were analyzed by, descriptive analysis, inferential statistics and MNL. The study results show terrace, soil/stone bunds, agro-forestry, perennial crop intercropping and use of organic fertilizer.(manure and compost), the result also shown that out of 1 4 explanatory variables included in the model, ten explanatory variables were statistically significant. Sex of household head, labour force of household, age of the household head, education level of the household head, access to input, farm income, land holding size of the household and access to formal credit were observed as some of the factors that have effect on community based land management practices climate variability impact adaptation in the study area. Based on the findings the following recommendations were forwarded coordination between land management stockholders, provision of climate information for farmers; introduce new agricultural technologies and strengthening and improving institutional and policy frame works