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 Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
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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