Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern Nigeria
Abstract Climate change is perhaps the most serious environmental threat to the fight against hunger, malnutrition, disease and poverty in Africa, essentially because of its impact on agricultural productivity. The objective of this paper was to identify the major barriers to climate change adaptat...
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
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| author | Nicholas Ozor M C Madukwe A A Enete E C Amaechina P Onokala E C Eboh O Ujah C J Garforth |
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Climate change is perhaps the most serious environmental threat to the fight against hunger, malnutrition, disease and poverty in Africa, essentially because of its impact on agricultural productivity. The objective of this paper was to identify the major barriers to climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers of Southern Nigeria. The paper was based on primary data collected within the framework of the Development Partnership for Higher Education (DelPHE) Project from 360 farming households selected randomly from the region. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and factor analysis. The result of the analysis show that majority of the farmers were men (70%), relatively educated (average of 9 years in school) and practiced mixed farming (61%). The major factors constraining farmers from adapting to climate change impacts were – (a) land constraints which manifested itself in limited availability, high costs and poor ownership systems (tenure); (b) poor climate change information and agricultural extension service delivery; (c) high cost of farm inputs and processing facilities; (d) high cost of irrigation facilities and government irresponsiveness to climate change risk management, (e) credit constraints, (f) labour constraints, and (g) income constraints. The paper concludes with a recommendation that farmers need to be supported in order for them to effectively adapt to the climate change impacts that are already affecting their production and hence reduce hunger and poverty. These supports could come from governments, non-governmental organizations and even farmers’ unions themselves. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-616c46ab593c429f95a05bc3b998f9432022-12-22T03:53:12ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512010-06-01141Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern NigeriaNicholas Ozor0M C Madukwe1A A Enete2E C Amaechina3P Onokala4E C Eboh5O Ujah6C J Garforth7Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Nigeria, NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Extension, University of Nigeria, NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria, NsukkaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nigeria, NsukkaDepartment of Geography, University of Nigeria, NsukkaAfrican Institute for Applied Economics, EnuguAfrican Institute for Applied Economics, EnuguInternational and Rural Development Department, University of Reading, UKAbstract Climate change is perhaps the most serious environmental threat to the fight against hunger, malnutrition, disease and poverty in Africa, essentially because of its impact on agricultural productivity. The objective of this paper was to identify the major barriers to climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers of Southern Nigeria. The paper was based on primary data collected within the framework of the Development Partnership for Higher Education (DelPHE) Project from 360 farming households selected randomly from the region. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and factor analysis. The result of the analysis show that majority of the farmers were men (70%), relatively educated (average of 9 years in school) and practiced mixed farming (61%). The major factors constraining farmers from adapting to climate change impacts were – (a) land constraints which manifested itself in limited availability, high costs and poor ownership systems (tenure); (b) poor climate change information and agricultural extension service delivery; (c) high cost of farm inputs and processing facilities; (d) high cost of irrigation facilities and government irresponsiveness to climate change risk management, (e) credit constraints, (f) labour constraints, and (g) income constraints. The paper concludes with a recommendation that farmers need to be supported in order for them to effectively adapt to the climate change impacts that are already affecting their production and hence reduce hunger and poverty. These supports could come from governments, non-governmental organizations and even farmers’ unions themselves.https://www.aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/197BarriersClimate changeAdaptationFarmersSouthern Nigeria |
| spellingShingle | Nicholas Ozor M C Madukwe A A Enete E C Amaechina P Onokala E C Eboh O Ujah C J Garforth Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern Nigeria Journal of Agricultural Extension Barriers Climate change Adaptation Farmers Southern Nigeria |
| title | Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern Nigeria |
| title_full | Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern Nigeria |
| title_short | Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Among Farming Households of Southern Nigeria |
| title_sort | barriers to climate change adaptation among farming households of southern nigeria |
| topic | Barriers Climate change Adaptation Farmers Southern Nigeria |
| url | https://www.aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/197 |
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