Development Agents’ perception about the effect of climate risk on livestock production

摘要

ClimatechangeisdrivingthecallforsmartagriculturewithintheAfricancontext.InEthiopia,atnationallevelpolicymakersrecognizeditsimportance;butitisnotclearwhetherthenationalfeelingistrickleddowntothegrassrootandtheeffectofclimateriskonsmallholderlivestockownersisunknown.Theobjectiveofthisstudywastoassessexperts#8217;perceptionofclimaterelatedrisksonthelivelihoodsofsmalllivestockkeepers.nbsp;Theresultsshowexpertshaveperceivedthatclimatechangehasposedriskstosmallholderfarmersandlivestockherders.Itwasevidencedfromthisstudythatdespitegoodlevelsofexperts#8217;awarenessaboutclimatechange,andhighlevelsofriskperceptionexpressedbyexperts,climatechangeadaptationmeasuresarenotsufficientlysupportedatgrassrootslevel.Enhancingawarenessabouttheeffectsofclimatechange,itsadaptationandmitigationstrategiesshouldbecascadedatalllevel.