Methodology to Track Incremental Adaptation in Smallholder Farmers' Livelihood Changes in Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia

• Published in: Sustainable development (Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 3760 - 3773
• Main Authors: Fanta, Workneh, Gibbons, Pat, Kuma, Berhanu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Adaptation; Change agents; Changes; Farm ownership; Farmers; Global positioning systems; GPS; Households; Livelihood; Local knowledge; Local population; Ownership; Policy making; Small farms; Sustainable development

Wolaita zone, like most other Ethiopian zones, is subject to top‐down policy formulation with limited opportunities to engage with local populations. This is at odds with conventional thinking that seeks to “value” local knowledge and experience. This study aims to address this anomaly by building a...