Analysis of Awareness and Adaptation to Climate Change among Farmers in the Sahel Savannah Agro-ecological Zone of Borno State, Nigeria

Idrisa, Y.L.; Ogunbameru, B.O.; Ibrahim, A.; Bawa, D. B.

doi:10.9734/bjecc/2012/1475

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“…This implies that majority of the respondents noticed in one way or the other changes in the climatic variables which affect their agricultural activities. This finding concurred with the earlier studies by Idrisa et al (2012); Adebayo et al (2012) who observed that about 82% and 96% of farmers in the Sahel Savanna of Borno State and Adamawa State, Nigeria are aware of climate change respectively. Farmer's awareness of changes in climatic factors (temperature, precipitation, humidity) over time is important for adaptation decision making.…”

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Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change among Crop Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Mohammed¹

2013

IOSR-JAVS

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Section: Awareness Of Climate Changesupporting

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Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change among Crop Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Mohammed¹

2013

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“…This probably suggests low knowledge about the adaptation measure. This contradicts the study by Idrisa et al (2012) which shows 80% of the respondents practicing mulching as an adaptation measure to climate change. …”

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An Assessment of Crop Farmer Households’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Coping Strategies in Kano State, Nigeria

Yusuf¹

2018

Nig J Bas App Sci

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The study assessed crop farmer households' perceptions of climate change and coping strategies in Kano State of Nigeria. Data for this study were obtained by the use of structured questionnaire and household head was used as the sampling unit. A total sample size of 407 crop farmer households were selected through simple random sampling and it represent 20% of the sample frame of 2036. Descriptive statistics such as percentage and mean scores were used to analyse the data collected for the study. Perception of farm household was judged by the mean scores derived from the 5-point Likert items. The study revealed that decrease in crop production (mean score M = 5) was the major perceived climate change effect on their crop production. This was followed by decrease in food availability (M=4.25), decrease soil fertility (M=3.86) and increase pest and disease infestation (M=3.79). The average mean score of the farmer's perception of climate change on crop production was 3.93. This implies that the respondents in the study area agreed that climate change lead to decrease in crop production. The major coping strategy adopted by farmers in the study area was changing crop variety which was indicated by about 80% of the respondents. Other coping strategies include crop rotation (about 41%), mixed cropping and shifting cultivation constituting about 34% respectively. Based on these findings, it is recommended that crop farmers in the study area should be encouraged to use farm level adaptation measures. This can be achieved through developing appropriate farm-level climate adaptation technologies by research institutes and disseminating them to farmers at the appropriate time. Since most respondents used different varieties of crops to cope with climate change effects in the study area, agricultural organizations and research institute should put more effort in developing new varieties of crop that will suit the climatic conditions of the farmers and farmers should have direct link with the research institutes or seed companies in order to have access to the new seed varieties.

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“…Further logistic regression analysis finds gender, years of education, and income as significant predictors of the awareness of the importance of climate change. Idrisa et al (2012) examined the awareness and adaptation to climate change among farmers in the Sahel Savannah agro-ecological zone of Borno State, Nigeria found majority of the respondents being aware of climate change from information sources such as agricultural extension services and through friends and relatives. They study therefore recommended that extension education should be strengthened to boost farmers' awareness of climate change and prepare them for adaptation measures and that appropriate/indigenous technologies be promoted for adaptation by farmers.…”

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Analysis of arable crop farmers’ awareness to causes and effects of climate change in south western Nigeria

Ibrahim

Ayinde

Arowolo

2015

International Journal of Social Economics

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the determinants of arable crop farmers’ awareness to causes and effects of climate change in south western Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Using primary data, 150 arable crop farmers in Ogun State were selected through a multi stage sampling technique. Survey method was used to elicit information on farmers’ socioeconomic, production characteristics, and their level of awareness to causes and effects of climate change. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, environmental awareness index (EAI), and Tobit regression analysis. Findings – Most (81.08 percent) of the arable crop farmers were males with an average household size of eight persons, farming experience of 24 years and farm size of approximately 1 ha. The computed climate change EAI showed that only 47 percent of the respondents were aware of causes of climate change, while 68 percent were aware of its effects. Results further revealed that age, income from secondary occupation (p < 0.10), marital status, household size (p < 0.05), years of farming experience, frequency of extension contact, land size in hectare, and farm revenue (p < 0.01) were the determinants of respondents awareness to causes and effects of climate change. Practical implications – The study recommended among others that, awareness should be created among arable crop farmers on climate change causes and effects for appropriate mitigation actions to be taken for improved agricultural productivity. Originality/value – The study provided new empirical evidence on the awareness level of respondents to causes and effects of climate change on their production activities and livelihood in general. Implications for policy will be to provide a public education program that will target females, the poor, the illiterate, and the people in the economically active age group among others in order to create awareness and provide information and adequate knowledge on the causes and effects of climate change for proper mitigation and adaptation options.

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Analysis of Awareness and Adaptation to Climate Change among Farmers in the Sahel Savannah Agro-ecological Zone of Borno State, Nigeria

Cited by 45 publications

References 11 publications

Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change among Crop Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change among Crop Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

An Assessment of Crop Farmer Households’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Coping Strategies in Kano State, Nigeria

Analysis of arable crop farmers’ awareness to causes and effects of climate change in south western Nigeria

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