Agricultural community-based impact assessment and farmers' perception of climate change in selected Ecological Zones in Nigeria

The impacts of climate change are affecting sustenance and livelihood of many rural farmers in Africa. The majority of these farmers have low adaptive capacity. This study investigates climate change impacts, farmers' perception, adaptation options and barriers to adaptation in three selected e...

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Autores: Oluwatimilehin, Isaac Ayo, Ayanlade, Ayansina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:269644
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/269644
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s40066-020-00275-5
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Climate change
Farmer's perception
Community-based impacts assessment
Nigeria
Descripción
Sumario:The impacts of climate change are affecting sustenance and livelihood of many rural farmers in Africa. The majority of these farmers have low adaptive capacity. This study investigates climate change impacts, farmers' perception, adaptation options and barriers to adaptation in three selected ecological zones in Nigeria using three staple crops. Rainfall and temperature data of over 35 years were analysed using ANOVA, Mann Kendall and Sen's Slope Analysis. Farmers' perception of climate change and cropping experiences were assessed with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire, semi-structured interview and focus group discussion.