Climate Change Adaptation Practices by Ruminant Livestock Producer of in Hintalo Wajerat District Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia

Guo Ruo*¹, Brhane Weldegebrial², Genet Yohannes³ and Gebremedhin Yohannes⁴

Received: November 27, 2018;   Published: December 10, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.11.002166

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Abstract

Global warming has been termed ‘the greatest market failure the world has ever seen’ The earth’s climate has warmed on average by about 0.7 °C over the past 100 years with decades of the 1990s and 2000s being the warmest in the instrumental record .This study a hundred and fifty six farmers’ households were interviewed or conducted in January and February 2018 and examined by used descriptive statistical analysis on the climate perception of livestock producer, adaptation practices, effect of climate change on livestock production and barrier to adapt climate change that responded by the local farmers in Hintalo wajerat district of Tire regional state of northern Ethiopia based on different agro ecology. Results showed that Most of the respondents 150 (96.15 %) perceived that, climate change is indeed occurring and 6(3.85) respondents also none perceived whether climate is changed or not. About 122 (78.2. %) of respondents also perceived that increases in temperature. While 110(70.5%) perceived that decreased in precipitation over the fifteen years. Most of the respondents perceived that, climate change was affected on livestock production and animal feed (forage) production.

The major adaptation strategies based on three agro ecological setting identified by the livestock farmers that included, Health care 138 (88.46%), clean of shade 128 (82.05%), provision of shade 120 (76.92%), Marketing during shock 97(62.18 %), Shade for day and dry season 76(48.71%), used Feeding & watering trough and cross bred 71(45.51%) respectively. Other results of descriptive analysis, farmers responded on the different barriers of climate change adaptation practices. Among the barriers such as lack of finance, lack of awareness on climate change adaptation strategies, lack of water and lack of lands. The benefits of climate adaptation practices on livestock that perceived by the farmers’ like, increase animal production and productivity, decrease animal pest and disease and other related benefits of climate adaptation practices on livestock. Increased access to agricultural support services, which improves the availability and the quality of relevant climate information will further enhance awareness of climate change within of the rural community and result in better management of climate-induced risks in these vulnerable livestock production systems.

Keywords :HH Perception; Climate Change; Adaptation Strategy; Livestock Productivity

Abbreviations : NMSA: National Meteorological Survey Agency; FGD: Focus Group Discussion; KII: Key Informants Interview; PPS: Probability Proportional Size