Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in the semi arid Nguru Local Government Area, Northeastern Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jummai Othniel Yila ◽  
Bernadette P. Resurreccion
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Farmers Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onoh P.A ◽  
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Ugwoke, F. O ◽  
Echetama, J.A ◽  
Ukpongson, M. A ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Imo State

Gender perspectives on agricultural adaptation to climate change in drought-prone Nguru Local Government Area in the semiarid zone of northeastern Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jummai Othniel Yila ◽  
Bernadette P. Resurreccion
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Crop Failure ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Vulnerability

Purpose – This paper aims at understanding how smallholder farmers are adapting to drought and what shapes their vulnerabilities and ability to adapt. Considering that their capacity to adapt to climate change has been undermined not only by the natural vulnerabilities due to their geographic location but also by the social context, gender and institution that interact to influence and determine household and individual vulnerability and responses to drought. Design/methodology/approach – Both primary and secondary data were used. Primary data were collected by use of structured questionnaires from 128 male-headed households and 122 female-headed households in eight villages in the Nguru Local Government Area, as well as from key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Findings – Climate change is not a concept recognized by most farmers and does not have standard translation in the local language; farmers believe the term refers to change in weather. Drought and crop failure are causing despair and frustration, and farmers reported that they are struggling to adapt. The resources and support inputs required for responding to climate change and variability are socially differentiated by gender, women’s and men’s responses to drought impacts as well as their access to adaptation resources and support differ significantly. Women are in particular unable to access the favored adaptation strategies promoted by Yobe State Agricultural Development Programme as a government support institution assigned with the responsibility of helping farm households adapt to climate change in ways that will increase their adaptive capacity. Originality/value – These findings are essential for informing policy decisions by ensuring that the experiences of both women and men and the context in which they operate are embedded into policy design.

scholarly journals Effects of climate change on pests and diseases, its awareness and adaptation strategies among Cocoa farmers in Abia State

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 061-068
Author(s):  
Michael Olusayo Okeniyi ◽  
Temitope Seun Okeniyi ◽  
Fatimoh Bolanle Mustopha
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
High Level ◽  
Cocoa Farmers

The study was a survey aimed at understanding the awareness level among cocoa farmers in Abia state on climate change, its effects on Pests and Diseases of cocoa and how they adapt and mitigate the effects. A multi stage-sampling procedure was used to select 50 respondents from Bende local government area and 50 respondents from Ikwuano local government area of Abia State. Result showed that 96% of the respondents are aware that climate change has a negative effect on cocoa production as a result of high incidence of Pest and diseases and that the effect ranges from high to moderate. Majority of the respondent in the study area adopted various adaptation strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change on Pests and Diseases prevalence. High level of awareness, adaptation and coping strategies adopted by farmers, made them less vulnerable to the adverse effects of Pests and Diseases as a result of the change in climate has been currently experienced.

scholarly journals Determinants of Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Lokoja Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruna Ibrahim Opaluwa ◽  
Gbenga OPeyemi ◽  
Momoh John Eleojo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Rural Farmers ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Farming Households ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

The study examined factors influencing the choice of climate change adaptation strategies among rural farming households in Lokoja Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria. A total of 115 rural farmers constitute the sample size for this study. Descriptive and relevant inferential statistics such as multivariate probit model were used. The perceived effects of climate change in the study area were erosion/flooding, increase in rainfall, scarce of resources, increase in temperature, and increase in pest and disease infestation. The major adaptation strategies adopted by the  farmers in the study area were change in planting date (72.17%), change in harvesting date (67.83%), construction of drainage around homes/farms  (67.83%), income diversification (64.35%), and planting cover crops (58.26%). The result of the factors influencing choice of adaptation showed that gender, age, years of farming experience, access to credit, and training on climate change were the factors that influenced the choice of adaptation strategies in the study area. The major constraints to adoption of adaptation strategies in the study area were identified. The study concluded that selected socio-economic characteristics influenced the choice of rural farmers` adaptation strategies utilized in the study area. Government policies should be sensitive to support of trainings on climate change, education, credit access, farm size and household size

scholarly journals GIS-Based Climate Change Induced Flood Risk Mapping in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-23
Author(s):  
Obot Akpan Ibanga ◽  
Osaretin Friday Idehen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Risk Mapping ◽  
Risk Zone ◽  
Edo State ◽  
Risk Zones

Introduction: Flood is one of the climate change induced hazards occurring in most parts of the world. It exposes humanity and many socio-ecological systems to various levels of risks. In Nigeria, extreme rainfall events and poor drainage system have caused inundation of several settlements to flooding. To contain the disaster, risk mapping were among the measures recommended. Aims: The aim of this paper is to highlight flood risk zones (FRZ) in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area (LGA), Edo State, Nigeria. Methodology: Flood risk (FR) was mapped using hazards and vulnerability and implemented using geographic information system (GIS)-based multi-criteria analysis analytic hierarchy process (MCA-AHP) framework by incorporating seven environmental and two socio-economic factors. Elevation, flow accumulation, soil water index of wettest quarter, normalized difference vegetation index, rainfall of wettest quarter, runoff of wettest quarter and distance from rivers constituted the hazard component while population density and area of agricultural land use was the vulnerability layer. The climate change induced flood risk was validated using the responses of 150 residents in high, moderate and low flood risk zones. Results: The resulting flood risk map indicated that about 40.4% of Uhunmwonde LGA fell within high flood risk zone, 35.3% was categorized under moderate flood risk zone whereas low flood risk zone extended up to about 24.3% of the LGA. The high number of respondents who reported occurrence of flooding with frequency being very often and the fact that flooding was a very serious environmental threat during on-the-spot field assessment validated the generated climate change induced flood risk. Conclusion: The utilitarian capabilities of GIS-based MCA-AHP framework in integrating remotely-sensed biophysical and climate change related flood inducing indicators with socio-economic vulnerabilities to arrive at composite flood risk was demonstrated.

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