Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change by Food Crop Farmers in Oke-Ogun Area of South Western Nigeria

Sangotegbe, N S; Odebode, Stella O.; Onikoyi, M. P.

doi:10.4314/jae.v16i1.12

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“…However, Oyo State revealed the highest number of female farmers, probably due to the type of farming activities in the state. This agreed with the studies of Ayanwuyi et al (2010), Sangotegbe et al (2012) and Oluwasusi and Tijani (2013) that reported more farming activities by males than their female counterparts in Ekiti state. The male dominance could be attributed to the strenuous activities involved in a crude traditionally operated farming system.…”

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“…More young people were involved in farming in Lagos State compared to other states. This could be attributed to incentives such as loan facilities being provided by the government, modern agricultural equipment and demand for farm produce(Apata et al, 2009;Ayanwuyi et al, 2010;Sangotegbe et al, 2012). Furthermore, Oluwasusi and Tijani (2013) observed that 89.4% of the farmers fell within 41 and 70 years.…”

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Evaluation of the Awareness, Knowledge Level and Perception of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures by Rural People in Southwestern Nigeria

Hassan

Gbadebo

Oguntoke

et al. 2022

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Climate change is one of the most serious environmental challenges facing our planet today. The present study assessed the awareness, knowledge level and perception of the impacts of climate change, and adaptation methods implemented by rural people in the Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 1200 copies of the structured survey questionnaire were randomly administered across the three states. The questionnaire was used to elicit information on various issues such as socio-demographic characteristics, climate change awareness, knowledge, and perception by the respondents. The data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics (mean, frequency and percentage). The results showed that about 90–93% of the respondents from the three states claimed to know about climate change. Most respondents opted for the use of certified seeds as an important adaptation strategy against climate change. Many respondent believed that individuals could do something to adapt to climate change, while some respondents perceived that climate change will result in a reduction in the quality of life, while a few respondents said that people should not worry about climate change.

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Evaluation of the Awareness, Knowledge Level and Perception of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures by Rural People in Southwestern Nigeria

Hassan

Gbadebo

Oguntoke

et al. 2022

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“…Several studies have shown the impact of climate change on maize using different climate change scenarios and crop simulation models in SSA 38 – 41 . In Nigeria, some studies have examined impacts of climate change on maize production and productivity resulting in several adaption strategies being promoted to reduce the negative effects of climate change 2 , 42 – 45 . Although several drought-tolerant maize varieties have been released for cultivation in the Nigerian savannas, no study has compared the impact of climate change on these varieties relative to the non-drought-tolerant ones.…”

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Assessing the use of a drought-tolerant variety as adaptation strategy for maize production under climate change in the savannas of Nigeria

Tofa

Kamara

Babaji

et al. 2021

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The Decision Support System for Agricultural Technology Transfer (DSSAT) was used to quantify the impact of climate change on maize yield and the potential benefits of the use of drought-tolerant maize variety over non-drought tolerant variety in savanna ecological zones of Nigeria. Projections of maize yields were estimated for three locations representing different agro-climatic zones and soil conditions, in the mid-century (2040–2069) and end-century (2070–2099) under representative concentration pathways scenarios (RCP 4.5 and 8.5) against the baseline period (1980–2009). Relative to the baseline period, the ensemble Global Circulation Models (GCMs) predicted significant increase in minimum and maximum temperatures and seasonal rainfall across the sites. In the mid-century, ensemble GCMs predicted temperatures increase between 1.7–2.4 °C for RCP4.5 and 2.2–2.9 °C for RCP8.5. By end-century, the temperature increases between 2.2–3.0 °C under RCP4.5 and 3.9–5.0 °C under RCP8.5. Predicted seasonal rainfall increase between 1.2–7% for RCP4.5 and 0.03–10.6% for RCP8.5 in the mid-century. By end of century, rainfall is expected to increase between 2–6.7% for RCP4.5 and 3.3–20.1% for RCP8.5. The DSSAT model predictions indicated a negative impact on maize yield in all the selected sites, but the degree of the impact varies with variety and location. In the mid-century, the results showed that the yield of the non–drought tolerant maize variety, SAMMAZ-16 will decline by 13–19% under RCP4.5 and 19–28% under RCP8.5. The projection by end-century indicates a decline in yield by 18–26% under RCP4.5 and 38–47% under RCP8.5. The yield of the drought-tolerant variety is projected to decline by 9–18% for RCP4.5 and 14–25% for RCP8.5 in the mid-century and 13–23% under RCP4.5 and 32–43% under RCP8.5 by the end-century. The higher temperatures by both emission scenarios (RCP 4.5 and 8.5) were primarily shown to cause more yield losses for non-drought-tolerant variety than that of the drought-tolerant variety. There will be 1–6% less reduction in yield when drought-tolerant variety is used. However, the higher yield reductions in the range of − 13 to − 43% predicted for the drought-tolerant variety by the end of the century across the study areas highlighted the need to modify the maize breeding scheme to combine both tolerances to drought and heat stresses in the agro-ecological zones of northern Nigeria.

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“…This occurs in line with the historical, economic and political contexts in which they take place. In recent decades, farmer-herder conflicts in many parts of Sub-Sahara Africa have escalated into widespread violence, loss of property, destruction of farms, massive displacement of people, and loss of lives (ACAPS, 2017;Adelakun et al, 2015;Akov, 2017;Higazi, 2016;International Crisis Group, 2017;Sangotegbe et al, 2013). Kasarachi (2016) attributed causes to climate change, increasing pressure on resources, population pressure, decreasing efficiency of traditional conflict-management mechanisms, and the diversification of rural land use patterns including expansion of settled and ranching farming, national parks, towns and settlements.…”

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Efficacy of the Ekiti State Anti-grazing Law. Key Stakeholders' Perspectives

Olutegbe

Ogungbaro

2020

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The study examines the perceived efficacy of the Ekiti state Anti-grazing Law (EAGL) as a strategy for managing farmers-herders conflict among stakeholders. Quantitative information was obtained from 148 crop farmers and 73 Fulani pastoralists selected through a multi-stage sampling procedure, while a total of five Focus Group Discussion sessions and In-depth Interviews were also conducted. Analyses of results were carried out using frequency counts mean t-test and Tobit regression. A significant proportion (82.4%; 90.4%) of crop farmers and herdsmen, respectively had a high level of knowledge of the EAGL, perceived the EAGL to have substantial limitations (97.3% crop farmers; 100.0% herdsmen) as measures adopted for conflict management, with poor consultation and mobilization of stakeholders as the most rated factor. Also, 70.3% of crop farmers, but only 8.2% of herdsmen rated the efficacy of the EAGL as high. Farmers and herdsmen were significantly different in their perceived limitation (t =12.44) and efficacy (t = 11.84) of the EAGL. Years of experience (β = 0.102), farm size (β = 0.0001), herd size (β = -0.112) and perceived limitation (β = 0.228) and being a crop farmer (β = 6.689) were predictors of the perceived efficacy of the EAGL. A robust stakeholder analysis and engagement is advocated for the sustainable management of conflicts and commons in future interventions. KEY WORDS: PERCEIVED EFFICACY, CROP FARMERS, HERDSMEN, CONFLICT

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Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change by Food Crop Farmers in Oke-Ogun Area of South Western Nigeria

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Cited by 9 publications

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Evaluation of the Awareness, Knowledge Level and Perception of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures by Rural People in Southwestern Nigeria

Evaluation of the Awareness, Knowledge Level and Perception of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures by Rural People in Southwestern Nigeria

Assessing the use of a drought-tolerant variety as adaptation strategy for maize production under climate change in the savannas of Nigeria

Efficacy of the Ekiti State Anti-grazing Law. Key Stakeholders' Perspectives

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