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Temesgen Deressa
Researcher at University of Pretoria
Publications - 33
Citations - 5986
Temesgen Deressa is an academic researcher from University of Pretoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 32 publications receiving 5280 citations. Previous affiliations of Temesgen Deressa include International Food Policy Research Institute & Thailand Development Research Institute.
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Determinants of farmers’ choice of adaptation methods to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the major methods used by farmers to adapt to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia, the factors that affect their choice of method, and the barriers to adaptation.
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Adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia and South Africa: options and constraints.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the adaptation strategies used by farmers in South Africa and Ethiopia and analyzes the factors influencing the decision to adapt using data from a survey of 1800 farm households.
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Perception of and adaptation to climate change by farmers in the Nile basin of Ethiopia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors employed the Heckman sample selection model to analyse the two-step process of adaptation to climate change, which initially requires farmers' perception that climate is changing prior to responding to changes through adaptation.
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Will African agriculture survive climate change
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya,Robert Mendelsohn,Rashid M. Hassan,James Benhin,Temesgen Deressa,Mbaye Diop,Helmy Mohamed Eid,K. Yerfi Fosu,Glwadys Aymone Gbetibouo,Suman L. Jain,Ali Mahamadou,Renneth Mano,Jane Kabubo-Mariara,Samia El-Marsafawy,Ernest L. Molua,Samiha Ouda,Mathieu Ouédraogo,Isidor Sene,David Maddison,S. Niggol Seo,Ariel Dinar +20 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach was used to estimate how farm net revenues are affected by climate change compared with current mean temperature.
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Analyzing the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia:
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the major methods used by farmers to adapt to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia, the factors that affect their choice of method, and the barriers to adaptation.