Indigenous and Scientific Forecasts on Climate Change Perceptions of Arable Farmers: Rwenzori Region, Western Uganda

Table 1 Explanatory variables for climate change perceptions

Description	Expected sign	Cited literature
Age	−	Habtemariam et al. (2016), Tesfahunegn et al. (2016)
Farm experience	+	Bryan et al. (2013), Gbetibouo (2009), Silvestri et al. (2012), Thi Lan Huong et al. (2017)
Education level	+/−	Gbetibouo (2009), Habtemariam et al. (2016), Maddison (2006), Silvestri et al. (2012), Thi Lan Huong et al. (2017)
Gender: : male, female	+/−	Bryan et al. (2013), Silvestri et al. (2012), Thi Lan Huong et al. (2017)
Access to institutions: Credit access, agricultural extension access, improved crop varieties access, non-farm access, hired labor access	+/−	Bryan et al. (2013), Gbetibouo (2009), Habtemariam et al. (2016), Silvestri et al. (2012), Tesfahunegn et al. (2016), Thi Lan Huong et al. (2017)
Use of climate information: use of IF only, use of both IF and SF	+/−	Bryan et al. (2013), Gbetibouo (2009), Lybbert et al. (2007), Silvestri et al. (2012), Tesfahunegn et al. (2016), Thi Lan Huong et al. (2017)
Agro-ecological area: lowland, mountainous and forested, forested, mountainous	+/−	Chingala et al. (2017), Deressa et al. (2008)
Farm size	+/−	Gbetibouo (2009), Habtemariam et al. (2016), Tesfahunegn et al. (2016)
Sources of climate change information: radio, newspaper, fellow farmer, IK old farmer	+/−	Deressa et al. (2008), Habtemariam et al. (2016)
Access to government programs on climate change	+	Silvestri et al. (2012)