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Adaptation Strategies To Climate Variability Used By Farming Households
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Umoh and Eketekpe (2010)
attempted to study climate change adaptation measures by wetland farmers
in Niger Delta region of Nigeria but did not study any other State
beyond Bayelsa out of the nine States in the Niger Delta. The study
focused only on a single Local Government Area. The study of Emaziye
(2013) was based on perceptions of climate change among rural farming
households in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria in other todetermine the
direction of change of the climate change indicators thus leaving a gap
for empirical studies on adaptation especially in Delta State where
little or no work on adaptation strategies has been done. Previous
studies showed that the dimensions of use of these measures have not
been effectively explored particularly in Delta State. This is
considered important, considering the fact that farmers least able to
adapt to climate variability will suffer most severely.
In the light of this, this study has addressed the following research questions:
What are the socio-economic characteristics of crop farmers?
What is the perception of crop farmer’s about climate variability?
What are the adaptation strategies adopted by farmers to mitigate the effects of climate variability?
What socioeconomic and environmental factors influence farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies?
What factors constrain farmers in adapting to the effects of climate variability?
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The
main objective of the study was to determine the Adaptation strategies
to climate variability by arable crop farmers in Delta State. The
specific objectives were to:
i)describe the socio-economic characteristics of arable crop farmers in the study area.
(ii)ascertain farmers’ perception about climate variability on crop production.
(iii)examine adaptation practices adopted by arable crop farmers in the study area.
(iv).ascertain the factors that influence farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies.
(v). determine the cost and return of adaptation strategies among arable farmers.
(vi)identify constraints to adoption of adaptation strategies by arable crop farmers .
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