Table 1 Small-scale farmers’ adaptive choices confronted with the adverse effects of climate change
From: Farmers’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Africa: Small-Scale Farmers in Cameroon
Farmers’ adaptive choice confronted with climate change adversity | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
1. Agroforestry practices | ||
a. Home garden with livestock | 35 | 13 |
b. Home garden | 30 | 11 |
c. Trees on croplands | 30 | 11 |
d. Live fences/hedges | 30 | 11 |
e. Taungya | 20 | 7 |
f. Trees on grazing lands | 15 | 6 |
g. Improved fallows | 10 | 4 |
h. Coffee-based agroforestry | 25 | 9 |
i. Others (entomoforestry, aquaforestry) | 5 | 2 |
Total | 200 | 74 |
2. Monoculture and mono-livestock practices | ||
a. Market gardening crops only | 20 | 8 |
b. Cash crops only | 20 | 7 |
c. Food crops only | 25 | 9 |
d. Livestock only | 5 | 2 |
Total | 70 | 26 |
N | 270 | 100 |