Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is adversely affected by climate change and variability due to the dependence of its economies and livelihoods primarily on rain-fed agriculture. Agro-advisories boost informed decision-making as well as planning of farm activities. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pathways through which farmers receive usable location-specific agro-advisories as well as to evaluate the effect of the socio-economic environment in the access to such information. Data was collected from 400 randomly selected households in lower eastern Kenya in a cross-sectional survey. Multivariate probit regression was used to determine the factors influencing the choice of pathways used in accessing climate change adaptation information. Household socio-economic characteristics that were found to be significant in explaining access to disseminated agro-advisories include phone and radio ownership, level of education, marital status, and farm size among others. Based on these findings a conclusion is made that the socio-economic environment within which information is disseminated is vital in determining those who access information and probably act on it. Additionally, pathways found to be complementary or substitutable give information providers new insights on the channels to use in information dissemination. The study recommends that these factors be considered in efforts geared towards promoting agro-advisory preparation and dissemination to improve adaptation to climate variability and change in dryland areas.

由于其经济和生计主要依赖雨养农业，撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 的发展受到气候变化和多变性的不利影响。农业咨询促进了知情决策以及农业活动的规划。本研究的目的是描述农民获得可用的特定地点农业咨询的途径，并评估社会经济环境对获取此类信息的影响。数据是在横断面调查中从肯尼亚东部较低的 400 个随机选择的家庭中收集的。多变量概率回归用于确定影响用于获取气候变化适应信息的途径选择的因素。被发现在解释获得传播的农业咨询的机会方面具有重要意义的家庭社会经济特征包括电话和无线电所有权、教育水平、婚姻状况和农场规模等。根据这些调查结果得出的结论是，信息传播所在的社会经济环境对于决定谁访问信息并可能对其采取行动至关重要。此外，发现互补或可替代的途径为信息提供者提供了有关用于信息传播的渠道的新见解。该研究建议在旨在促进农业咨询准备和传播的努力中考虑这些因素，以改善对干旱地区气候变异和变化的适应。