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Table 6 Effects of adaptation actions on annual income using fixed effects model

From: The effects of adaptation to climate change on income of households in rural Ethiopia

Variables

Coefficient

Standard error

Age of household head

−90.1

30.1a

Family members whose age below 15 years (number)

162.0

103.1

Family members whose age 15 to 64 years (number)

39.4

67.9

Family members whose age above 64 years (number)

−185.4

471.1

Number of cattle

−3.1

29.4

Number of goats

−3.2

4.6

Number of sheep

−71.2

168.7

Number of camel

53.0

70.2

Stocking fodder

77.6

212.7

Access to extension services

286.4

179.7

Access to water sources

949.7

448.5b

Cropping

407.1

443.7

Livestock mobility

551.9

209.5b

Zero grazing

32.9

148.9

Pasturing in own village

−50.8

107.6

Use of selected breeds

104.6

119.4

Livestock diversification

913.7

447.6b

Off-farm

262.6

144.3

Restocking

195.9

143.3

Destocking

−11.8

99.1

Purchase of straw

0.06

0.04

Purchase of hay

−0.03

0.11

Purchase of formula feed

−0.03

0.13

Hay production

93.6

20.6a

Straw production

35.05

15.1b

Income lag year

2.8

32.5

Constant

856.9

65,921.6

Rho (ρ i ) = 0.536

F(312, 1220) = 2.55 Prob > F = 0.0000

  1. Note: aand bdenote significance at 1% and 5% levels, respectively. Source: Collected by authors