| Value |
Category |
| 1 |
Reallocate/change the area of land under cultivation/number of livestock owned a |
| 2 |
Keep land fallow (unplanted) in times of low rainfall |
| 3 |
Intensify the cropping system by increasing the area of crop grown/increasing th |
| 4 |
Utilize human labor rather than purchasing or hiring farm machinery/equipment |
| 5 |
Spread the time of planting the crop/rearing livestock |
| 6 |
Change the timing of crop/livestock harvest |
| 7 |
Plant drought/weed/disease-resistant crops or raise disease-resistant livestock |
| 8 |
Use alternative forms of irrigation rather than relying on rain-fed agriculture |
| 9 |
Spread out the sales of crop/livestock after harvest |
| 10 |
Sell crops/livestock to accumulate cash in advance |
| 11 |
Find out about market information before production from radio/newspapers/TV/oth |
| 12 |
Find out about market information before production from traders/money lenders/o |
| 13 |
Assess price trends before production from friends/relatives/other villagers |
| 14 |
Engage in cash forward/future contracts for crop/livestock sales |
| 15 |
Engage in deferred payment contracts for agricultural loans |
| 16 |
Purchase formal crop/livestock insurance against drought/losses from formal fin |
| 17 |
Arrange for informal crop/livestock insurance mechanisms from traditional insura |
| 18 |
Get credit for crop/livestock production from banks or other formal financial i |
| 19 |
Take out informal loans for crop/livestock from traditional financial institutio |
| 20 |
Engage in spiritual efforts (e.g. prayers, sacrifices, divine consultations) |
| 21 |
Do nothing |
| 22 |
Other, please specify |
| 23 |
Report to agricultural/woreda office |
| 24 |
Seek veterinary services |
| 25 |
Consume less expensive foods |
| 26 |
Used fertilizer/pesticide/compost |
| 27 |
Seek medical treatment |
| 28 |
Reduce number of meals |
| 29 |
Accumulate food stock |
| 30 |
Sold assets |
| 31 |
Used the harvest for livestock feed |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
