Climate Variability and Change, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria

Abaje, Iliya Bitrus; Sawa, B. A.; Ati, O. F.

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“…This is in line with the projection by ref [30] that, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa would face water shortage fromnow on (not because of lower rainfall) but pollution and destruction of water systems, due to frequent floods. Decrease in crops yield is the next significantly perceived impact of the change among the respondents ( = 4.08); which agrees with the findings of [28] and [13], where they all found out that decrease in crops yield were significantly perceived as the impact of respondents. All other impacts were insignificantly perceived in the study area It shows that the model significantly fits the data, p>0.05 (Hosmer and Lemeshow test), with 67.5% predictive power (Nagelkerke test); while it classified 89.9% of the variance in climate change awareness among the respondents.…”

Section: Perceived Impacts Of Climate Change Among the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Page: 33 findings of [19] and [28], in which they all found a high level of climate change awareness among people of their respective study areas. However, a closer look at this result, revealed that the percentage of those who are not aware of the change were substantial (22%) as such, there is still long way to go with programmes and policies that will enhance the rural people's awareness of the phenomenon, for better advocacy and implementation of adaptation and mitigation programmes to the adverse change.…”

Section: Climate Change Awareness Among Thementioning

confidence: 96%

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Assessment of Climate Change Awareness and Risk Perception Among Rural People in Funtua Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria

Hazo¹,

Sawa²,

Musa³

2019

IJTSRD

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Climate change has become the dominant topic of discourse among scientists and other stakeholders in climate science in this century. Several researches have been conducted to assess its magnitude, causes, adverse impacts and possible solution to its challenges at various scales; where adaptation and mitigation were the fundamental recommendations. While public awareness and perception of the change, are the necessary pre-requisites to achieve true adaptation and mitigation, in the context of sustainable development. However, most of the negotiations were made at international level (making it Top-Down affair) with little regard to national dynamics of individual countries. The aim of this research was to assess the level of awareness and risk perception of climate change, among rural people in Funtua Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria. A household questionnaire survey method was used in collecting the primary data from 384 randomly selected respondents, in which 97.7% response rate was recorded. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage distribution, mean score and tables were used in analyzing and presenting the data. While Binomial Logistic Regression Analysis was used to ascertain the effect of some socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, on their likelihood of been aware of climate change and perceiving it as a risk. The study revealed that climate change awareness was impressively high (78% of the respondents) were aware of it, though with poor knowledge of its causes among the respondents. While majority (73%) of the respondents agreed that climate change is a great risk to their individual lives and the society. The study further revealed that, sex, level of educational attainment, and main occupation of the respondents (p<.005) significantly predicts their level of climate change awareness. But, only level of education and main occupation (p<.005) significantly predicts risk perception of the adverse change among the respondents. The study then recommended that, the Governments should tailored their climate change policy and programmes, toward educating the rural people, so as to enhance their level of awareness of the scenario for better participation in adaptation and mitigation programmes; the Government (at both federal and state levels) through their relevant agencies, should double their effort in public awareness campaign, especially on causes and the risk associated with climate change to the rural people; that, extension agencies should double their efforts in public awareness campaign about climate change and adaptation techniques to especially those engaged in climate-sensitive activities; and that further study should be conducted to assess adaptive capacity and adaptation strategies adopted among the rural people.

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Section: Perceived Impacts Of Climate Change Among the Respondentssupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Climate Change Awareness Among Thementioning

confidence: 96%

Assessment of Climate Change Awareness and Risk Perception Among Rural People in Funtua Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria

Hazo¹,

Sawa²,

Musa³

2019

IJTSRD

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“…More so, in our experiment, it took shorter time specifically between 3 -5 days to get them completely dried to enhance pulverization to powder, compared to the sun-drying method that took up to 7 days over the same dry season period. But solar drying would be of greater advantage because of the generally high evapo-transpiration throughout the year [16] and high temperatures of up to 35˚C [17], as a result of the abundant solar radiation received in Dutsin-Ma town. It is free, while the oven-drying requires electricity which is mostly not available in the area.…”

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confidence: 99%

Antioxidant, Total Lycopene, Ascorbic Acid and Microbial Load Estimation in Powdered Tomato Varieties Sold in Dutsin-Ma Market

Adejo¹,

Agbali²,

Otokpa³

2015

OALib

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Tomato varieties sold in Dutsin-Ma market namely, UTC, Rukuta and Dan-Aka were subjected to drying in a laboratory oven, solar drier and under direct sunlight then, powdered. The antioxidant and total lycopene contents were examined and found to be unaffected by the three drying procedures, with values ranging between 68.46% ± 0.90% to 80.77% ± 1.11% and 123.63 to 161.98 mg/kg, respectively. The ascorbic acid was also tested and values were significantly lower in all the samples subjected to sun-drying with values ranging from 17.78 ± 1.78 µg/ml to 28.44 ± 1.78 µg/ml as against 100.15 ± 1.03 µg/ml to 164.74 ± 2.06 µg/ml for oven and solar dried tomato samples (p < 0.05), respectively. Total microbial load, yeast/mould, and coliform counts were then investigated. They were too numerous to count (TNTC) in the sun-dried samples. Although, also found among samples that were oven and solar dried, counts of the microorganisms were within the acceptable standards of <10 5 for bacteria and 10 3-10 4 for fungi. While solar and oven drying presented better preservation of the tomato samples, the former offers most incentive in terms of cost and quality to farmers and the people, considering its free availability and abundance in processing dry tomato powders.

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“…The highest air temperature normally occurs in April/May and the lowest in December through February. The vegetation of the area is the Sudan Savanna type which combines the characteristics and species of both the Guinea and Sahel Savanna (Abaje et al, 2014).…”

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Comparative Performance of Layer Strain Chicks Reared in Semi Arid Region and Fed Honey as an Additive

SABO¹,

RUNKA²,

USMAN³

2022

FUDMAJAAT

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Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance of two strains of layer chick reared in the semi-arid region and feeding of honey in place of an additive. In the first experiment 90 day old chicks of each of two egg layer strains, made up of one brown (Lohman Brown classic), one black (Nera Black) were used in completely randomized with each strain serving as a treatment. Each treatment was replicated thrice with 30 chicks per replicate. In the second experiment, 84 seven weeks old chicks from each of the strains were used in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design with the two strains (Lohmann brown classic and Nera black) and administration of honey (with and without) as the factors. These made up four treatments which were replicated thrice with 14 chicks per replicate. In both experiments, feed intake and body weight were measured and weight gain and feed conversion ratio were determined. Mortality was also recorded. The results of the study showed that performance parameters of two strains measured were statistically similar except for mortality. Nera black strain had a higher mortality. Feeding honey did not affect (P>0.05) performance indicators measured except for mortality also. Mortality was higher (P<0.05) for chicks that were not fed with honey. According to these results, Nera black strain may require more care during chick phase and honey has beneficial effect on chick performance.

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Climate Variability and Change, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria

Cited by 22 publications

References 5 publications

Assessment of Climate Change Awareness and Risk Perception Among Rural People in Funtua Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria

Assessment of Climate Change Awareness and Risk Perception Among Rural People in Funtua Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria

Antioxidant, Total Lycopene, Ascorbic Acid and Microbial Load Estimation in Powdered Tomato Varieties Sold in Dutsin-Ma Market

Comparative Performance of Layer Strain Chicks Reared in Semi Arid Region and Fed Honey as an Additive

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