Similar sentiments are voiced by Chiotti et al. (1997) who argue that there is a strong need for a better understanding of the relationship between present climate and agriculture. Much of the conventional research on climate change impacts has been based on the neo-classical economic paradigm that assumes the market will encourage or discourage various adjustments. This tends to assume that the land will be devoted to the best economic use, with farmers having access to the best available technology and adjusting their farming practices to suit the changing and variable climate (Easterling et al., 1993). These assumptions ignore the constraints on farmers’ choices and, until recently, have not engaged with the work of human geographers on agricultural restructuring and adaptation, even though there are examples from this word of farmers’ responses to drought and famine in Developing Countries (e.g. Blaikie and Brookfield, 1987; Liverman, 1991). This shows how climate variation is just one of a series of factors impinging upon decisions made by the farm household.