## 3 Results
### Association between the Farmers' Perceptions and Willingness to Tackle Drought-Related Issues  
Table 5 presents the perception of drought-related issues and the willingness of individuals to tackle these issues. The chi-square test is used to assess if there is a significant association between these variables. The \(p\)-value indicates the probability of observing the observed association or a stronger association if there is no true association in the population. Among the respondents, 62 perceived drought as a serious problem and expressed willingness to tackle it. The expected count for this category is 50.24, indicating that the observed count is higher than expected. The residual value is 11.76, which signifies a positive deviation from the expected count. The chi-square value is 6.23, and the associated \(p\)-value is 0.01, suggesting a significant association between perceiving drought as a serious problem and being willing to tackle it. Ninety-four individuals perceived drought as a serious problem but stated that they are unwilling to tackle it. The expected count for this category is 103.76, indicating that the observed count is lower than expected. The residual value is \(-11.76\), which signifies a negative deviation from the expected count. The chi-square value is 6.23, and the associated \(p\)-value is 0.01, suggesting a significant association between perceiving drought as a serious \begin{table}
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**Variables** & **Coefficient (\(\beta\))** & **Standard Error** & **t-Value** & \(p\)**-Value** \\ \hline Intercept & 1.35 & 0.31 & 4.35 & \(<\)0.001 \\ Age of farmer & \(-0.02\) & 0.01 & \(-1.56\) & 0.13 \\ Level of education & 0.21 & 0.07 & 3.14 & 0.003 \\ Herd size & 0.05 & 0.03 & 1.67 & 0.10 \\ Access to information on drought mitigation strategies & 0.49 & 0.12 & 4.02 & \(<\)0.001 \\ Cost of implementing drought mitigation strategies & \(-0.34\) & 0.16 & \(-2.10\) & 0.05 \\ Availability of financial support for drought mitigation & 0.31 & 0.08 & 3.87 & \(<\)0.001 \\ Level of perceived effectiveness of drought mitigation strategies & 0.14 & 0.06 & 2.41 & 0.02 \\ Social pressure to adopt drought mitigation strategies & 0.03 & 0.03 & 1.12 & 0.27 \\ Severity of past drought events & 0.02 & 0.02 & 1.16 & 0.25 \\ Perceived susceptibility to future drought events & 0.30 & 0.08 & 3.63 & 0.001 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: A \(p\)-value of less than 0.05 suggests a significant difference, while a \(p\)-value of greater than 0.05 suggests no significant difference.  
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Table 4: Regression analysis of factors influencing willingness to adopt drought mitigation strategies. \begin{table}
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**Perception of** & **Willingness to Tackle** & **Count** & **Expected** & **Residual** & **Chi-Square** & \(p\)**-Value** \\
**Drought-Related Issues** & **Drought-Related Issues** & **Count** & **Count** & **Value** & **\(p\)**-Value** \\ \hline Perceived as a serious problem & Willing to tackle & 62 & 50.24 & 11.76 & 6.23 & 0.01 \\ Perceived as a serious problem & Not willing to tackle & 94 & 103.76 & \(-11.76\) & 6.23 & 0.01 \\ Not perceived as a serious problem & Willing to tackle & 37 & 48.47 & \(-11.47\) & 3.46 & 0.06 \\ Not perceived as a serious problem & Not willing to tackle & 57 & 45.53 & 11.47 & 3.46 & 0.06 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Note: A \(p\)-value of less than 0.05 suggests a significant difference, while a \(p\)-value of greater than 0.05 suggests no significant difference.  
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Table 5: Association between the farmers’ perceptions and willingness to tackle drought-related issues. problem and not being willing to tackle it. Thirty-seven individuals did not perceive drought as a serious problem yet expressed their willingness to tackle it. The expected count for this category is 48.47, indicating that the observed count is lower than expected. The residual value is \(-11.47\), which signifies a negative deviation from the expected count.