Perception of and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile basin of Ethiopia
Deressa, T. T., R. M. Hassan, and C. Ringler. 2010. Perception of and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science. Published online on August 23.
The present study employed the Heckman sample selection model to analyse the two- step process of adaptation to climate change, which initially requires farmers' perception that climate is changing prior to responding to changes through adaptation. Farmers' perception of climate change was significantly related to the age of the head of the household, wealth, knowledge of climate change, social capital and agro-ecological settings.