The Agro-pastoralists' Coping and Innovative Mitigation Approaches to Impact of Climate Change in Arumeru District – Tanzania

Abstract

The study investigated the agro – pastoralists' coping and innovative mitigation approaches to impact of climate change in Arumeru District. Data were collected using several methods. The methods were the household survey, Focus Group Discussion, interviews and field visits. The results indicate that the major revealed approaches used by agro-pastoralists in Arumeru District include; savings of money, feeds and food, the use of supplementary feeds, afforestation (planting of trees), dam construction, poultry production, livelihood diversification, the use of intercropping approach, building of strong houses, application of by-law, creation of awareness through education, the use of bottom – up participatory approach and use of fodder grasses and tree legumes approaches.