Vulnerability of Food Crop Farmers to Climate Change in South Eastern Nigeria

Chikezie, C.; Ibekwe, U. C.; Ohajianya, DO; Orebiyi, JS; Ibeagwa, O. B.

doi:10.9734/ajaees/2019/v30i430117

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“…It be noted that while cassava is drought tolerant, different phenotypes respond differently to water stress [ 44 ]. Chikezie et al [ 8 ] carried out a similar study to this one but in Calabar, Nigeria and recorded similar results on food crop production.…”

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confidence: 53%

“…Africa is identified as a region highly vulnerable to climate change. Floods, erosion, and droughts are becoming more prevalent and threaten the entire country of Nigeria, resulting in increasingly severe consequences [ 8 ] for agriculture production. Small-scale agriculture is crucial to the well-being of the people of Nigeria.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As the Earth warms generally, average temperatures rise throughout the year, but the increases may be more significant in certain seasons than in others [ 7 ]. Climate change leads to a distortion of seasonal patterns and consequently, changes in the pattern of rainfall and temperature [ 8 ].…”

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The Effect of Climate Change on Food Crop Production in Lagos State

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Omotayo

Ogundele

et al. 2022

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Climate change is set to be particularly disruptive in poor agricultural communities. This study examines the effects of, and farmer’s perceptions of, climate change on farming practices for cassava and maize in Lagos, Nigeria. Analysis of weather data from 1998 to 2018 (the most recent available) reveals little impact on cassava yield but a significant impact on maize yield. Furthermore, survey results indicate that farmers in this area are currently implementing techniques to adapt to changes in climate based on the type of crop grown. Agriculture in Lagos, Nigeria, is largely rain-fed and climate change negatively impacts crop productivity by decreasing crop yield and soil fertility, limiting the availability of soil water, increasing soil erosion, and contributing to the spread of pests. A decline in crop production due to climate change may be further exasperated by a lack of access to farming technology that reduces over-reliance on the rain-fed farming system and subsistence agriculture. This study indicates that there is a need for initiatives to motivate young and older farmers through access to credits, irrigation facilities, and innovative climate change adaptive strategies.

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The Effect of Climate Change on Food Crop Production in Lagos State

Tajudeen

Omotayo

Ogundele

et al. 2022

Foods

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“…Abaje et al [38] GS CVI Adeoti et al [39] GS CVI Adewuyi et al [40] TR, GS CVI Ajibola [18] All LnCLAH Atedhor [36] SdS U Awolala and Ajibefun [41] TR, GS CVI Awoyemi and Olajide [42] All CVI Ayanlade and Ojebisi [43] GS D, FS Aye and Ater [44] All CY Building Nigeria's Response to Climate Change (BNRCC) [6] ShS, GS, TR, MF V Cervigni et al [45] All CY, LTHI, LGPP Chikezie et al [46] TR CVI Chukwuemeka et al [47] TR CVI Eze et al [48] GS CVI Madu [37] All CVI Madu [49] All CVI Manu et al [50] GS, SdS CVI Medugu and Majid [51] U CVI Ojo et al [52] GS CY Umar et al [35] SdS, ShS The theoretical backgrounds typically provide a guide for the conceptual frameworks used to operationalize vulnerability assessments [12]. Table 3 further shows that studies applied different methods to construct a composite vulnerability index.…”

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Progress in Climate–Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment in Nigeria

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An in-depth understanding of the impact of vulnerability on livelihoods and food security is important in deploying effective adaptation actions. The Nigerian agricultural sector is dominated by rainfed and non-homogenous smallholder farming systems. A number of climate change risk studies have emerged in the last decade. However, little attention has been given to vulnerability assessments and the operationalization of vulnerability. To highlight this shortcoming, this study systematically reviewed climate-change-focused vulnerability assessments in the agricultural sector by evaluating (1) variation in climate variables in Nigeria over time;(2) the state of climate change vulnerability assessment in Nigerian agriculture; (3) the theoretical foundations, operationalization approaches, and frameworks of vulnerability assessments in Nigeria; (4) the methods currently used in vulnerability assessments; and (5) lessons learned from the vulnerability studies. We used a linear trend of climatic data spanning over a period of 56 years obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, along with a systematic review of literature to achieve the objectives. The analysis indicates a significant and positive correlation between temperature and time in all major agro-ecological zones. For precipitation, we found a non-significant correlation between precipitation in the Sahel, Sudan, and Guinea Savanna zones with time, while the other zones recorded positive but significant associations between precipitation and time. The systematic review findings indicate no clear progress in publications focused specifically on vulnerability assessments in the Nigerian agricultural sector. There has been progress recently in applying frameworks and methods. However, there are important issues that require addressing in vulnerability assessments, including low consideration for indigenous knowledge and experience, unclear operationalization of vulnerability, non-standardization of vulnerability measures, and inadequacy of current assessments supporting decision making.

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“…Greenhouse gases are released as a result of these two events (natural disaster and human activities) which are seemingly unrelated. It is worthy to note that the most significant and impactful greenhouse gas is the Carbon (IV) Oxide (Chikezie et al, 2019). Other greenhouse gases include methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gases.…”

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Consumption of liquefied petroleum gas and its determinants: A prospect for indiscriminate tree harvesting in Imo State, Nigeria

Chikezie¹,

Henri-Ukoha²,

Ibeagwa³

et al. 2020

J. Agr. Food Sci.

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The study analysed the consumption of liquefied petroleum gas and its determinants as a prospect for indiscriminate tree harvesting in Imo State, Nigeria. A total number of 96 questionnaires were distributed but only 90 of them were returned. Data collected were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Result shows that the weekly fuel wood and liquefied petroleum gas consumed by the households in the study area were 514.326MJ (37.27KG) and 65.92MJ (1.43KG) respectively. The result also identified indoor pollution, eye defect and loss of biodiversity with weighted means of 2.64, 3.00 and 2.67 respectively as very serious problems of fuel wood use. Result showed that clean fuels (as well as afforestation), ethanol cook stove, crop residue/animal dung and solar/water energy sources which ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively were the major prospects for indiscriminate tree harvesting in the study area. Results also indicated that at 1% levels of significance, price of liquefied petroleum gas, price of kerosene, household expenditure, household size and number of times electricity was available per month were the majordeterminants of liquefied petroleum gas consumption in the study areas. Given the urgency of the clean energy access, the paper recommends that relevant stakeholders should prioritize efforts and financial supports geared toward the alleviation of the problems of indiscriminate tree harvesting. It also advocates for LPG subsidization to encourage more users of the fuel. Keywords: Indiscriminate wood harvesting, loss of bio-diversity, clean energy

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Vulnerability of Food Crop Farmers to Climate Change in South Eastern Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

The Effect of Climate Change on Food Crop Production in Lagos State

The Effect of Climate Change on Food Crop Production in Lagos State

Progress in Climate–Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment in Nigeria

Consumption of liquefied petroleum gas and its determinants: A prospect for indiscriminate tree harvesting in Imo State, Nigeria

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