Transdisciplinarity Enabled
Table 8 Measures of farmers’ autonomous adaptation to climate change
Farmers response to climate change | No (n = 110) | % |
|---|---|---|
Use of drought-resistant seeds | 110 | 100 |
Give up cultivating high production cost crops | 110 | 100 |
Prevailing crops: grains (wheat and maize) and plants (sunflower) | 110 | 100 |
Insure crops against extreme climatic events | 110 | 100 |
Obtain European funds for modernization | 52 | 47.27 |
Gather new information about the climate and the farming practices | 52 | 52.72 |
Use modern soil retention technologies | 47 | 42.73 |
Exchange experience with other foreign farmers in drier areas | 20 | 18.18 |
Irrigate the crops | 16 | 14.54 |
Plant protection forest belts | 3 | 2.72 |
Rely on soil studies of crop fertilisation | 2 | 1.81 |