Adaptation to climate variability of rainfed farmers in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract Farmers are synonymous with poverty because of the great uncertainty about the impact and magnitude of climate variability. Adaptation efforts, in principle, minimize vulnerability to impacts caused by climate variability. This study aims to see the level of adaptation of farmers and the factors that influence it. A randomly selected 100 rainfed farmers survey was conducted in Seluma Regency, Bengkulu, from June to September 2020. The analysis used to measure the level of adaptation was to compare the number of adaptations adopted by farmers with the total adaptation used in this study and to analyze the factors that affect the level of adaptation using multiple regression models. The results showed that rainfed farmers have a low of adaptation to climate variability. Most farmers make adjustments to planting time, replace climate-resistant varieties, and take advantage of government assistance as a form of adaptation to climate variability. The level of adaptation of rainfed farmers to climate variability is influenced by experience, income, and farmer group membership.