Spatial Variability and Temporal Trends of Climate Change in Southwest Ethiopia: Association with Farmers’ Perception and Their Adaptation Strategies

Table 4

Farmers’ perceptions of climate change over the thirty years (1983 to 2016).

Parameters	South Ari	Konso	χ^2	value
Climate change			1.67	0.45
Perceived (%)	94.11	95.00
Not perceived (%)	5.88	5.00
Belg rainfall
Increased (%)	5.88	10.00	13.27	0.35
Decreased (%)	88.2	87.5
Not changed (%)	2.94	—
I do not know (%)	2.94	2.5
Autumn rainfall
Increased (%)	5.9	17.5	4.56	0.06
Decreased (%)	94.1	82.5
Not changed (%)	0.0	0.0
I do not know (%)	0.0	0.0
Temperature
Increased (%)	85.29	95.0	8.28	0.23
Decreased (%)	11.79	0.0
Not changed (%)	2.94	5.0
I do not know (%)	0.0	0.0