Funding
This research was supported by the Africa centre of excellence for Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation, Haramaya University, in collaboration with World Bank Group.

Acknowledgement

We thank Mr Dereje Likisa for his assistance spatial data analysis of some parameters of this research. We would also like to show our gratitude to Mr Liban Boru (Dilla University), Mr Mieso Kaweti (Haramya University, Climate Smart Agriculture PhD candidate), Mr Guye Aga (East Guji Zone livestock and fisheries office), Dr Wako Bonaya (Gumi Eldallo District Livestock health office) and Mr Kibru Alemu (Dilla University) for sharing their pearls of wisdom with us during fieldwork.