Comparing smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change with meteorological data: A case study from southwestern Nigeria

Comparing smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change with meteorological data: A case study from southwestern Nigeria

This paper examines smallholder farmers’ perceptions of climate change, climate variability and their impacts, and adaptation strategies adopted over the past three decades. We use ethnographic analysis, combined with Cumulative Departure Index (CDI), Rainfall Anomaly Index (RAI) analysis, and corre...

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Main Authors: Ayansina Ayanlade, Maren Radeny, John F. Morton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Subjects:
Climate change
Smallholder farmers
Perception analysis
Nigeria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094716300755

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