Farmers’ preferences and willingness to pay for climate-smart agricultural technologies on rice production in Nigeria

Anugwa, Ifeoma Quinette; Onwubuya, E A; Chah, Jane M.; Abonyi, Chisom C.; Nduka, Eleanya K.

doi:10.1080/14693062.2021.1953435

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“…Our findings are consistent with reports by Buisson and Balasubramanya (2019) and Eshetu et al (2021) who found a positive influence of extension services in the choice of cropping systems and practices in Tajikistan and Ethiopia, respectively. Nevertheless, this contradicts the findings of Nyang’au et al (2020) and Anugwa et al (2022) who found a negative effect of extension services on the choice of agricultural technologies in Kenya and Nigeria, respectively. According to these authors, information about agricultural practices or technologies are probably not transmitted frequently or are poorly transmitted or misunderstood.…”

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“…Factors such as education, age, farm size, coffee income, formal extension services, and agro-ecological setting were reported to influence farmers’ decisions. In Nigeria, Anugwa et al (2022) investigated rice farmers’ preferences for climate-smart agricultural technologies using a binary Probit model. The authors found that explanatory variables such as age, gender, education, access to credit, farm size, extension services, and social group membership are significant determinants of farmers’ choices.…”

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Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Rice Farming Systems Choice in Côte d’Ivoire

Ouattara

2022

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In sub-Saharan African countries, rice is grown through different rice farming systems (RFSs). Despite the growing interest of policymakers and significant research in ensuring sustainable rice production, little is known about the factors that underline the choice of the different RFSs. This study empirically examines key determinants of RFSs choice with Côte d’Ivoire, a case study, where three rice production systems are distinguished. Considering that farmers can make multiple choices, we use a Multivariate Probit model. Data were collected from 588 rice farmers randomly sampled in seven rice areas. The results show that the determinants of the choice of RFSs vary from one production system to another. More specifically, land tenure, presence of an irrigation system, intercropping system, access to extension services, membership in a rice farmers’ organization, access to credit, paddy rice marketing, rice farm size, farming experience, off-farm income, gender, and household size influence the choice of the different RFSs. Our results suggest increasing investment in irrigation infrastructure, strengthening technical and organizational support to rice farmers, and defining guidelines for the intercropping system.

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Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Rice Farming Systems Choice in Côte d’Ivoire

Ouattara

2022

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“…The extension values of 0.57 (57%) and 3.31 showed that about 57 percent of the rice farmers accessed extension services and were visited at least 3 times per year by the extension agents. Anugwa et al [30] also found a similar level of extension access among rice farmers in another location in Nigeria. Extension services have a way of exposing farmers to new and recent knowledge on rice farming via the introduction of innovative technologies and updated climate information which empower the farmers to respond to climate change.…”

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“…to fully maximize its benefits and rewards. When the land is fragmented or inadequate in some cases, it distorts the benefits of climate risk management [30] and this may kill the drive and interest of farmers in responding to climate change. Inadequate capital was observed by about 93.4 percent of the rice farmers as a serious constraint to uptake of climate-smart agriculture.…”

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“…The adoption of climate-smart agriculture in rice production has the potential to increase income, food security and improve diets in Nigeria [24]. Conversely, climate-smart agriculture in Nigeria is at the nascent stage and its adoption in rice production is still low in the country [21,30]. Policy-makers require understanding of climate change perception and uptake of climate-smart agricultural practices in rice production in Nigeria to be able to meet the country's obligation of reporting progress made in the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution.…”

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Climate Change Perception and Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Rice Production in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

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Rice production in Nigeria is vulnerable to climate risks and rice farmers over time have experienced the risks and their respective impacts on rice farming. Rice farmers have also responded to perceived climate risks with strategies believed to be climate-smart. Farmers’ perception of climate risks is an important first step of determining any action to be taken to counteract the negative effects of climate change on agriculture. Studies on the link between perceived climate risks and farmers’ response strategies are increasing. However, there are limited studies on the determinants of rice farmers’ perception of climate events. The paper therefore examined climate change perception and uptake of climate-smart agriculture in rice production in Ebonyi State, Nigeria using cross-sectional data from 347 rice farmers in an important rice-producing area in Nigeria. Principal component analysis, multivariate probit regression model and descriptive statistics were adopted for data analysis. Perceived climate events include increased rainfall intensity, prolonged dry seasons, frequent floods, rising temperature, severe windstorms, unpredictable rainfall pattern and distribution, late onset rain, and early cessation of rain. Farmers’ socioeconomic, farm and institutional characteristics influenced their perception of climate change. Additionally, rice farmers used a variety of climate-smart practices and technologies to respond to the perceived climate events. Such climate-smart practices include planting improved rice varieties, insurance, planting different crops, livelihood diversification, soil and water conservation techniques, adjusting planting and harvesting dates, irrigation, reliance on climate information and forecasts, planting on the nursery, appropriate application of fertilizer and efficient and effective use of pesticides. These climate-smart agricultural measures were further delineated into five broad packages using principal component analysis. These packages include crop and land management practices, climate-based services and irrigation, livelihood diversification and soil fertility management, efficient and effective use of pesticide and planting on the nursery. High fertilizer costs, lack of access to inputs, insufficient land, insufficient capital, pests and diseases, floods, scorching sun, high labour cost, insufficient climate information, and poor extension services were the barriers to uptake of climate-smart agriculture in rice production. Rice farmers should be supported to implement climate-smart agriculture in rice production in order to achieve the objectives of increased rice productivity and income, food security, climate resilience and mitigation.

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Benefits and barriers to the adoption of climate‐smart agriculture practices in West Africa: A systematic review

Agyekum,

Antwi‐Agyei,

Dougill

et al. 2024

Climate Resilience

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Climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) serves as a credible mechanism to simultaneously address food security, climate change, and agricultural productivity. Despite the widespread adoption of CSA approaches across West Africa, many countries have still not been able to resolve the problems of food insecurity and rural poverty. This systematic review evaluates published evidence on the types of CSA practices, the determinants and benefits of adoption, and the barriers confronting the adoption of CSA practices across West Africa, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses statement checklist. Articles published in English from January 2010 to March 2023 investigating the benefits of and barriers to the adoption of CSA practices in West Africa were retrieved from ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The methodological quality of studies was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools for use in systematic reviews. The themes emerging from the articles were extracted, and a summary was provided to illustrate each theme. After applying the eligibility criteria, 12 articles were included in the final review. The studies reviewed revealed that farmers used more knowledge‐, water‐, carbon‐, and nitrogen‐smart practices, compared to weather‐ and energy‐smart practices. Across the reviewed papers, factors such as the education level of farmers, age, gender, household size, membership of a social group, agricultural extension services, and access to credit/financial resources influenced CSA adoption. The reviewed studies identified that farmers who used CSA practices reported benefits such as improved soil fertility, higher yield, improved household income, climate resilience (such as overcoming the effects of drought and extreme temperatures), and food security. Some farmers adopted CSA practices to reduce the effect of droughts and high temperatures on their crops, and thus increase their resilience to climate variability and change. However, farmers’ adoption is confronted with challenges related to the technicality of some CSA practices, high cost of labor for CSA implementation, lack of credit and government support, limited access to weather and climate information, limited information about CSA options, high illiteracy level of smallholder farmers, and incompatibility of some practices with farmers’ crop of interest. Our findings show that most CSA practices in the studies we reviewed are not well targeted to meet farmers’ crop of interest, and that governments should provide more practical training to enhance farmers’ understanding of CSA practices, especially those related to weather‐ and energy‐smart initiatives. There should also be more robust financial and institutional support to improve the adoption and usage of CSA practices at all levels. Additionally, socio‐cultural factors such as values, customs, and beliefs should be properly integrated into CSA plans as they influence the adoption of CSA practices.

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Farmers’ preferences and willingness to pay for climate-smart agricultural technologies on rice production in Nigeria

Cited by 26 publications

References 54 publications

Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Rice Farming Systems Choice in Côte d’Ivoire

Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Rice Farming Systems Choice in Côte d’Ivoire

Climate Change Perception and Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Rice Production in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Benefits and barriers to the adoption of climate‐smart agriculture practices in West Africa: A systematic review

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