February e March. However, farmers did not intend to change
sowing times from FebruaryeMarch to May to avoid the
increasing risk of crop failures. Farmers expected to continue to
follow traditional sowing times because they are concerned
that the second crop could be affected by drought. Only a
small proportion of farmers (9e16%) agreed with the proposed
new sowing times (sowing the first crop in May and the second
crop in September). Those farmers who intend to delay
sowing times accept that it is increasingly risky to grow the first
crops in February or March. These farmers, therefore, provide a
nucleus of key farmers who could assist with the demonstration
of adaptive options and could motivate further adoption in time.
Future interventions to improve adaptation to climate change in
the region could focus on those farmers who have begun to
adapt.