Perception of climate change and farm level adaptation choices in central Kenya

Les agricultures face au changement climatique. Coordonnateur : Emmanuel Torquebiau

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Table 5

Current choices of adaptation and farmers’ perception of climate change in the study area.

Choix actuels d’adaptation et perception des changements climatiques par les agriculteurs dans la zone d’étude.

Current choices	Coffee farmers					Food crops farmers					All farmers
	Change perceived		Change not perceived		t-value	Change perceived		Change not perceived		t-value	Change perceived		Change not perceived		t-value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t-value	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t-value	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t-value
Crop management
Variety change	0.62	0.49	0.13	0.33	2.71***	0.10	0.31	0.50	0.71	−1.73*	0.35	0.48	0.20	0.41	1.12*
Adjusting planting dates	0.48	0.51	0.00	0.00	2.67**	0.55	0.50	0.50	0.71	0.14	0.52	0.50	0.10	0.30	6.42***
Intercropping	0.35	0.48	0.63	0.52	−1.52	0.48	0.50	0.50	0.71	−0.05	0.42	0.50	0.55	0.52	−0.78
Shifting crops	0.42	0.50	0.00	0.00	2.38**	0.12	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.52	0.27	0.44	0.00	0.00	3.98**
Diseases control	0.67	0.47	0.00	0.00	3.99***	0.12	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.52	0.39	0.49	0.00	0.00	2.46***
Livestock management
Shifting in feeding	0.46	0.50	0.38	0.52	0.45	0.34	0.48	0.50	0.71	−0.45	0.40	0.50	0.40	0.51	0.00
Stocking rate	0.27	0.50	0.00	0.00	1.69*	0.17	0.38	0.00	0.00	0.64	0.22	0.42	0.00	0.00	1.75*
Access input and resources management
Tree planting	0.25	0.44	0.13	0.33	0.67	0.55	0.50	0.00	0.00	1.54	0.41	0.49	0.09	0.30	1.94*
Mulching	0.29	0.46	0.25	0.46	0.22	0.17	0.38	0.50	0.71	−1.17	0.23	0.42	0.27	0.47	−0.52
Irrigation	0.40	0.50	0.25	0.46	0.03	0.40	0.49	0.50	0.71	−0.29	0.59	0.49	0.16	0.50	2.19**
Livelihood options
Mixed crop and livestock	0.58	0.50	0.25	0.46	1.71*	0.43	0.50	0.50	0.71	−0.79	0.50	0.50	0.27	0.47	3.47**
Farm–off-farm combination	0.46	0.54	0.38	0.52	0.43	0.21	0.41	0.50	0.71	−0.98	0.33	0.49	0.36	0.50	−0.21
Temporary migration	0.08	0.33	0.13	0.33	−0.38	0.19	0.39	0.50	0.71	−1.07	0.14	0.37	0.18	0.41	−0.37

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