Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies in Madda Walabu District, Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 4

Types of adaptation strategies practiced by the households in the study area.

Adaptation strategies	No. of respondents	Percentage
Agroforestry practices coffee in NF	92	61.33
Use of inorganic fertilizer	132	88
Use of compost to the filed	52	34.67
Use of drought-tolerant crop species	85	56.67
Use of improved crop variety	62	41.33
Adjusting on sowing time	113	75.33
Use of irrigation on accessible filed	20	13.33
Use of supplementary water sources on inaccessible filed	19	12.67
“Increase plowing land in response to CC”	35	23.33
Temporary migration to the forest (with livestock during prolonged drought)	52	34.67
No adaptation (business as usual)	33	22

Note: results of the study (2021).