Climate change is becoming a threat to sustainable agricultural production and food security in Africa. Farmers need to be more resilient to climate change and produce more food through adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Practices. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of farmers" adoption of selected Climate Smart Agricultural practices in the North Western geopolitical zone of Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select sample of 577 farmers who cultivate rice and maize as major crops across three distinct vegetation strata. Data were collected through interview schedule with the aid of questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that adoption of the selected agricultural practices was generally low. Agronomic components were the mostly adopted practice. Practices such as Integrated Pest/Weed Management, agro-forestry, efficient soil fertilization and water management were not highly adopted. Bush burning remained a major setback towards effort of building resilience to climate change in the study area. Sensitization of farmers on reality of climate change and the need to adopt climate smart practices towards reduction of adverse effect of climate change should continue. Policy and support programme that would enhance dissemination of Climate-Smart Agricultural practices to a larger proportion of farmers is recommended.
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