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Table 2.

Adaptation strategies used by small holder farmers in response to climate change and the proportion of respondents that practiced them in the study area (n = 400)

Adaptation strategies	No. of respondents	%
Change planting dates	286	71.5
Crop diversification	244	61
Growing drought tolerant crops	233	58.3
Selling livestock	207	51.8
Off-farm and nonfarm work	193	48.3
Tree planting alongside crops	184	46
Practice crop rotation	132	33
Constructing soil and water conservation (SWC) structure	91	22.8
Water harvesting for irrigation	62	15.5
Migrate to another area	33	8.3
No adoption strategies used	114	28.5

Adaptation strategies	No. of respondents	%
Change planting dates	286	71.5
Crop diversification	244	61
Growing drought tolerant crops	233	58.3
Selling livestock	207	51.8
Off-farm and nonfarm work	193	48.3
Tree planting alongside crops	184	46
Practice crop rotation	132	33
Constructing soil and water conservation (SWC) structure	91	22.8
Water harvesting for irrigation	62	15.5
Migrate to another area	33	8.3
No adoption strategies used	114	28.5

Source: Owen survey (2020)