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Vulnerability And Adaptation Of Crops Farmers To Climate Change In Agricultural Zone
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The vulnerability of developing
countries like Nigeria is worsened by heavy reliance on renewable
natural resources for livelihoods, employment and incomes.
In view of the foregoing, the following research questions are deemed appropriate:
i. What are the socioeconomic characteristics of crop farmers in the study area?
ii.
What is the level of awareness and the perception of crop farmers about
climate change phenomenon in the study area?
iii. What is the level of vulnerability of crop farmers to the consequences of climate change in the study area?
iv. What are the indigenous and emerging adaptation measures used by the crop farmers in the study area, and
v. What are the factors affecting the choice of adaptation measures selected by the farmers?
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The
main objective of the study is to analyse the vulnerability and
adaptation of crop farmers to climate change in Agricultural Zone 1 of
Niger State, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to:
i. describe the socioeconomic characteristics of crop farmers in the study area;
ii. determine the level of awareness and perception of crop farmers to climate change;
iii. determine the level of vulnerability of the farmers to the effect of climate change;
iv. analyze the determinants of vulnerability of crop farmers to the effect of climate change in the study area;
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identify and describe the adaptation measures used by the crop
farmers to mitigate the adverse consequences of climate change, and
vi. analyze the factors affecting the choice of adaptation measures.
1.4 Hypotheses
The
following null hypothesis were tested in this study;The following
farmer-specific and institutional factors do not significantly explain
the vulnerability of farmers to climate
change;
a) age b) gender c) level of education d) access to credit
e ) membership of association and f) access to warning information.
1.5 Justification for the Study
Adverse
climate change impacts are considered to be particularly strong in
countries located in tropical Africa that depend on agriculture as their
main source of livelihood. Climate change influences crop production
and have impacts on agriculture which become a crucial challenge for
sustainable development on the continent. The challenge is composed of
the likely impacts on the ecosystem services, agricultural production
and livelihoods. The socioeconomic characteristics of crop farmers will
provide insight on socio economic characteristics and institutional
factors significantly affecting the vulnerability of famers to the
policy makers to come up with appropriate policies on adaptation
measures that will match the attributes of farmers. Information on the
level of awareness and perception will guide the extension agency to
come up with effective extension service delivery that will help the
farmers cope with and adapt to climate change. The findings of the study
on the vulnerability of farmers to climate change will assist the
policy makers to come up with appropriate policies that will reduce
level of vulnerability of crop farmers to climate change. Farmers will
also use the results as a handy guide to improve upon their resilience
to climate change phenomena. The findings will also serve as spring
board for the conduct of further research.
Till date, little
attention had been devoted to investigate the extent of vulnerability of
crop farmers in Niger State Nigeria. This is evidenced by a dearth of
such studies which necessitated the conduct of this study.
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