**4. Conclusion**

Climate change effects including drought, low rainfall, shifting of rainfall season and the increasing temperature still affects greatly agricultural production in terms of quality and quantity in several agro-ecological zones greatly in semiarid and arid regions. These incidences have been leading to food insecurity and the dangers of malnutrition among rural communities in semi-arid areas. Several adaptation strategies have been developed including local ones and modernized ones such as climate and soil friendly agronomic activities, use of improved seeds and cultivation of short-season crops and drought adoptive crops. Farming of pulses and in particular chickpea is found effective to reduce the impacts of climate change effects particularly in semi-arid areas. This is due to the crop's ability to sustain the harsh climatic condition including drought and shortened rainfall season. Currently improving the adaptive behavior of the crop to resist the effects of increased insect pests as an outcome of climate change is very vital as will enhance crop productivity, ensure farmers availability of food security and nutrition, as well increase farmers household income in semi-arid regions in which its dwellers are more vulnerable to climate change impacts. More studies are needed particularly on insecticides and pesticides which are suitable for such localities. Improvement of other agricultural services including training farmers on better agronomic practices that are climate and soil friendly in attaining sustainable pulses production and soil productivity under climate change particularly in those arid areas and semi-arid areas.
