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ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND ADAPTION STRATAGY ON MAIZE PRODUCTION IN ABOBO DISTRICT GAMBELLA REGION. ETHOPIA
(HU-WGCF-NR, 2025-12-04) ATEY ABOWALLA ACHAMO
Climate change refer to the increase of earth temperature due to the release of gases such as
Carbon Dioxide ,Nitrous oxide, Methane and Ozone into the earth’s atmosphere, Climate change
and Climate variability present a challenge for researchers attempting to quantify its local impact
due to the global scale of likely impact and the diversity of agricultural systems Similarly, the
effect of climate change on vegetation can be dramatic, due to variations in the amount of CO
available for photosynthesis. This study was to assess effect of the climate variability on maize
production and investigate adaptation strategy of small holder farmers in the study area five
kebeles was Selected for household Sampling and the Sampling procedure was both Systematic
and purposive Selection. The total household Sampling was 92 respondents and different data was
collected from primary and secondary data it includes Quaternary, individual interview and
focused group discussion The study shows that farmers have experienced of Climate variability
mainly increased temperature and deceasing rainfall in the district ,Climate variability
Affecting maize production reduction Food Shortage was experienced mostly by farmers in the
district. Adoption of drought resistances maize variety, as well as mixed cropping was found to be
the most option adaptation strategies to Climate variability. The possibilities of farmers to practice
adaptation strategies effectively were mainly limited by low financial and lack of agricultural
based skills and technology. Government should enhance sustainable adaptive strategies for
reducing the impacts of Climate variability , particularly for the most vulnerable district and
household farmers