Exploring smallholders’ cultural beliefs and their implication for adaptation to climate change in North-Western Nigeria

Jellason, Nugun P.; Conway, J.; Baines, R.N.

doi:10.1080/03623319.2020.1774720

“…First, farmers' perception of climate change is underpinned by religious framing. Similar findings have been recorded in Botswana (Spear et al 2019), Mali (Bell 2014), Nigeria (Jellason et al 2020), South Africa (Okem and Bracking 2019), and Zimbabwe (Moyo et al 2012), respectively. Attributing the cause of climate change to oil exploration activities, God and other supernatural forces as well as disentangling their lifestyle activitydeforestationas a contributing factor seems the logical way for people to continue with the state of affairs without any ill feelings.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Ebhuoma

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2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Climate variability and change have undermined the poor rural households’ ability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to engage in food production effectively – which comprises their primary source of livelihood – partly because it is predominantly rain-fed. Notwithstanding, the rural poor are not docile victims to climatic risks. They actively seek innovative ways to utilize their bundle of assets to reduce the negative effects of climatic risks to ensure household food security. Bundle of assets comprise the financial, human, physical, social, and natural assets owned by, or easily accessible to, an individual. Drawing on primary data obtained qualitatively in the Delta State of Nigeria, this chapter analyzes how Indigenous farmers utilize their bundle of assets to grow their food in the face of a rapidly changing climate. The results indicate that human and social assets played crucial roles in facilitating household food security. Also, social assets facilitated the procurement of other assets necessary to ensure continuity in food production, albeit farmers continue to live under the global poverty line. This chapter critically discusses the implications of these findings in relation to the attainment of both the first and second Sustainable Development Goals (no poverty and zero hunger) by 2030 in the Delta State.

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“…First, farmers' perception of climate change is underpinned by religious framing. Similar findings have been recorded in Botswana (Spear et al 2019), Mali (Bell 2014), Nigeria (Jellason et al 2020), South Africa (Okem and Bracking 2019), and Zimbabwe (Moyo et al 2012), respectively. Attributing the cause of climate change to oil exploration activities, God and other supernatural forces as well as disentangling their lifestyle activitydeforestationas a contributing factor seems the logical way for people to continue with the state of affairs without any ill feelings.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Ebhuoma

¹

2020

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Climate variability and change have undermined the poor rural households’ ability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to engage in food production effectively – which comprises their primary source of livelihood – partly because it is predominantly rain-fed. Notwithstanding, the rural poor are not docile victims to climatic risks. They actively seek innovative ways to utilize their bundle of assets to reduce the negative effects of climatic risks to ensure household food security. Bundle of assets comprise the financial, human, physical, social, and natural assets owned by, or easily accessible to, an individual. Drawing on primary data obtained qualitatively in the Delta State of Nigeria, this chapter analyzes how Indigenous farmers utilize their bundle of assets to grow their food in the face of a rapidly changing climate. The results indicate that human and social assets played crucial roles in facilitating household food security. Also, social assets facilitated the procurement of other assets necessary to ensure continuity in food production, albeit farmers continue to live under the global poverty line. This chapter critically discusses the implications of these findings in relation to the attainment of both the first and second Sustainable Development Goals (no poverty and zero hunger) by 2030 in the Delta State.

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Sustainable Solutions to Food Insecurity in Nigeria: Perspectives on Irrigation, Crop-Water Productivity, and Antecedents

Wudil

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Ali²,

Raza³

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Global Agricultural Production: Resilience to Climate Change

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Exploring smallholders’ cultural beliefs and their implication for adaptation to climate change in North-Western Nigeria

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Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Sustainable Solutions to Food Insecurity in Nigeria: Perspectives on Irrigation, Crop-Water Productivity, and Antecedents

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