Climate change adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in Nigeria: does non-farm employment play any role?

Danso-Abbeam, Gideon; Ojo, Temitope; Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J. S.; Ogundeji, Abiodun A.

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07162

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“…Approaches based on propensity scores, such as regression adjustment, propensity score matching and inverse probability weighting, solely account for observed heterogeneity, whereas IV methods account for both observed and undiscovered heterogeneity. Danso-Abbeam et al (2021) employed the instrumental variable Poisson regression model, which was also used in this study. The model estimates the causal effect of market participation on nutrition security status using the count outcome with a Poisson distribution of the error term.…”

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Effect of market participation on the food and nutrition security status of the rural smallholder farmers: the case of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa

Hlatshwayo,

Ojo,

Ngidi

2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionHunger and malnutrition remain serious issues in developing countries, particularly in rural regions. Increased market participation of smallholder farmers can result in improved livelihood and nutrition outcomes. However, smallholder farmers encounter several obstacles that hinder their ability to participate in the market. As a result, the objective of this study is to investigate the factors that influence market participation and its impact on household nutrition security.MethodsThe study relied on secondary data gathered from a sample size of 1,520 people. About 389 of smallholder farmers participated in the market.Results and DiscussionThe results from Food Consumption Score (FSC) cut-off points showed that in the overall sample households, 54% were within the acceptable food consumption diets (>35), while 30 and 16% were in the borderline (21.5–35) and poor diets (0–21), respectively. According to the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) findings, 57% of smallholder farmers in the total population sample consumed highly diverse diets (consisting of at least six food groups), while 25 and 18% of smallholder farmers consumed diets with medium dietary diversity (consisting of 4–5 food groups) and low dietary diversity (consisting of at most three food groups), respectively. The results from marginal analysis showed that gender of household head, receiving social grants and higher wealth index had a positive impact on market participation. The results from Poisson endogenous treatment effect model showed that household size, ownership of livestock, social grant, wealth index, access to market information, and involvement in crop production had a positive and statistically significant impact on household nutrition security. On the other hand, agricultural assistance showed a negative and significant impact on household nutrition security.Conclusion and RecommendationsIt can be concluded that an improvement in agricultural assistance can improve the household nutrition security status. The improvement of agricultural assistance is more associated with improvement of extension services, which can lead to more production of diverse crops and more market participation. Health extension workers need to do more nutrition programs and workshops in rural areas. These programs and workshops will be intended on providing nutrition education, which will create awareness to smallholder farmers on diverse and balanced food items they should produce, sell, and consume.

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Effect of market participation on the food and nutrition security status of the rural smallholder farmers: the case of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa

Hlatshwayo,

Ojo,

Ngidi

2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…It is in the northern part of the country and spans across several other states, including Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Borno, Taraba, Adamawa, and parts of Niger and Benue states. Te zone experiences a semiarid climate, characterized by a distinct wet and dry season [36,37]. Te wet season typically lasts from May to October, during which the region receives average annual rainfall ranging from 800 mm to 1200 mm, supporting the growth of grasses, shrubs, and scattered trees [37,38].…”

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“…Te zone experiences a semiarid climate, characterized by a distinct wet and dry season [36,37]. Te wet season typically lasts from May to October, during which the region receives average annual rainfall ranging from 800 mm to 1200 mm, supporting the growth of grasses, shrubs, and scattered trees [37,38]. Tese vegetation types form the characteristic savanna landscape, consisting of a mix of tall grasses, baobab trees, acacias, and shea trees [37].…”

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“…Te wet season typically lasts from May to October, during which the region receives average annual rainfall ranging from 800 mm to 1200 mm, supporting the growth of grasses, shrubs, and scattered trees [37,38]. Tese vegetation types form the characteristic savanna landscape, consisting of a mix of tall grasses, baobab trees, acacias, and shea trees [37]. Mango production is supported with favourable climatic conditions and well-drained soils in the region.…”

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Understanding the Perception of Mango (Mangifera indica) Farmers on the Impact of Climate Change on Mango Farming in Nigeria

Ogunbode,

Esan,

Ayegboyin

et al. 2024

International Journal of Agronomy

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Climate change (CC) scenario is already acknowledged as one of those environmental challenges that threaten every facet of life including mango farming. This study was designed to investigate into mango farmers’ perception of the impacts of climate change (CC) on mango farming. A structured questionnaire was administered among 480 mango farmers across six of the states where mango farming is carried out in Nigeria. Both descriptive and inferential statistical methods were applied in the analysis of the data. From the 418 completed and returned questionnaires analysed, it was found that the male gender dominated the respondents in the survey with a proportion of 68% while 61% use pesticides to control pests and 35% own between 1 and 3 acres of mango farmland. The data were subjected to KMO and Bartlett’s tests, the results of which showed that the data are factorable with p≤0.05. Factor analysis (FA) extracted six (6) out of the fourteen (14) variables analysed which were significant to explain the perceptions of the farmers on the impact of CC on mango farming, namely: (i) change in the volume of mango production; (ii) effect of high temperature; (iii) prolonged dry season; (iv) rainfall pattern; (v) incidence of flooding; and (vi) poor performance of mango seedlings. Further analysis showed the prominence of issues relating to climate change. The implication of these results is that mango farming is also being threatened by CC. Hence, it calls for urgent mitigation actions to salvage this subsector. Farmers need to be adequately supported by stakeholders in their efforts to adapt to the ravaging effects of CC on mango farming through relevant policies and programmes. The work also recommended further investigation on the efficacy of the adaptive methods on mango yields.

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“…Maize crops survive between 160 o C and 190 o C and consistently require a specific amount of precipitation (Adeagbo et al, 2021). While farmers are aware of the impacts of climate change on their farming activities (Adebayo et al, 2013), studies (Stringer et al2020;Ojo and Baiyegunhi, 2020;Danson-Abbeam et al, 2021) have shown that rural farmers are adapting to climate change through various measures. Climate change adaptation is especially important in developing countries since these countries are predicted to bear the brunt of the effects of climate change (Omerkhil et al, 2020).…”

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Utilisation of weather forecast information amongst maize farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

K.O. Ogunjinmi,

O.A. Adeyeye,

B.A. Oyebamiji

et al. 2024

JAE

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This study investigated the use of weather forecast information (WFI) as an adaptation measure of climate change among maize farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 120 respondents for this study. A questionnaire survey was used to obtain data, summarized and presented by using tables, frequency counts, percentages and means while Chi-square and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the relationships between variables. Results showed that the mean age, household size, farming experience, average annual income and farm size were 44.9 years, 8 people, 23.2 years, N692,583.3 and 5.0 ha respectively. Also, radio (95.8%) and fellow farmers (94.2%) were the key sources by which the respondents accessed weather forecast information. Half (50 %) of the respondents had a favourable perception towards WFI. Also, 55.8% of the respondents had high usage of WFI. However, its usage was impeded by poor agricultural extension service (=3.58), inadequate extension training on weather forecast (=3.42), lack of assistance in interpreting WFI (=3.40), inadequate electric power supply (=3.28), inadequate knowledge of WFI (=3.16), language barrier (=3.05) and untimeliness of WFI (=3.04). Statistically, there existed a significant association between the respondents’ land ownership and the utilisation of WFI (ꭓ2=13.218, p<0.01). Pearson correlation result revealed a significant relationship (p˂0.01) between maize farmers’ perception of WFI and its utilisation. (r=0.445, p<0.01). For improved adaptation to climate change in the study area, the study suggested an improved agricultural extension service to which could be achieved through the provision of climate field schools to improve farmers’ comprehension, interpretation, and utilisation of WFI.

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Climate change adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in Nigeria: does non-farm employment play any role?

Cited by 36 publications

References 76 publications

Effect of market participation on the food and nutrition security status of the rural smallholder farmers: the case of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa

Effect of market participation on the food and nutrition security status of the rural smallholder farmers: the case of Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa

Understanding the Perception of Mango (Mangifera indica) Farmers on the Impact of Climate Change on Mango Farming in Nigeria

Utilisation of weather forecast information amongst maize farmers in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

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