This study was conducted in Tehuledere district, northeastern Ethiopia. The objective was to find out farmers' preferences for, and barriers to, adopting climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices. Both primary and secondary sources of data were collected using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Conjoint experiment method was employed to identify the most preferred attributes of CSA practices. We found that high and moderate climate resilience and high crop yield agricultural practices had a positive utility, implying that these were the most preferred combination of CSA when responding to climate change. Contrary to this, high greenhouse gas emissions, low climate resilience and low crop yield had a negative utility, implying that these were the least preferred combination of CSA when responding to climate change. The study found that crop yield and resilience are the most important factors influencing farmers' preferences for CSA practices. The main barriers limiting wide adoption and practicing of CSA include inadequate law enforcement, lack of incentives, inadequate and unreliable extension and weather information. The study established that CSA practices were viable and effective response measures, hence increased support through adoption of innovative technologies, policies and strategies to address the barriers and widen the adoption scope of CSA is recommended.

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评估埃塞俄比亚东北部Tehuledere区小农户对气候智能农业实践的偏好

这项研究是在埃塞俄比亚东北部的Tehuledere区进行的。目的是找出农民对于采用气候智能农业（CSA）做法的偏好和障碍。使用定性和定量方法收集了主要和次要数据源。联合实验方法被用来确定CSA实践的最优选属性。我们发现，高和中等的气候适应力以及高产量的农业实践具有积极作用，这意味着在应对气候变化时，这些是CSA的最佳组合。与此相反，高温室气体排放，低气候适应力和低农作物收成却是不利的，这意味着在应对气候变化时，这些是南航最不受欢迎的组合。研究发现，农作物的产量和适应力是影响农民选择CSA方式的最重要因素。限制广泛采用和实施CSA的主要障碍包括执法不力，缺乏激励措施，推广和天气信息不足和不可靠。该研究确定，CSA做法是可行且有效的应对措施，因此建议通过采用创新技术，政策和策略来解决障碍并扩大CSA的采用范围，从而增加支持。扩展和天气信息不足和不可靠。该研究确定，CSA做法是可行且有效的应对措施，因此建议通过采用创新技术，政策和策略来解决障碍并扩大CSA的采用范围，从而增加支持。扩展和天气信息不足和不可靠。该研究确定，CSA做法是可行且有效的应对措施，因此建议通过采用创新技术，政策和策略来解决障碍并扩大CSA的采用范围，从而增加支持。