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Table 5 Farmers’ primary constraints to adapting to the changing climate

From: Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

List of constraints

Total number of respondents

Respondents in %

Lack of climate forecasting information

18

9

Poor potential for irrigation

22

11

Lack of contact with extension personnel

10

5

Shortage of farm land

14

7

Shortage of labor for implement adaptation

28

14

Exposure or access to mass media

26

13

Shortage of necessary farm inputs

26

13

Low level of education

34

17

Shortage of money

22

11

Total

200

100