Research Article

Land Adaptation Strategies Across the Rain - Fed Agricultural States as Climate Change Persists

Towolawi, A.T.1*, Oguntoke, O.2, Bada B. S3, Adejuwon, J.O.4
1 Center for Excellence in Agricultural Development and Sustainable Environment (CEADESE), Federal University of Agricul-ture, Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
3 Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Nigeria
4 Department of Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Ogun State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: taofiktowolawi@yahoo.com
Published: Dec, 2021
DOI: 10.67042/njss.2021.uwtckz07
Pages: 67-76
Views: 422
Downloads: 636

Abstract

Acquisition of land for farming activities is hitting hard on the interested small\u0002scale farmers in Nigeria while the available land faces climate change influenced degradation. This current research verified how farmers are coping across four rain-fed (Benue, Edo, Ondo and Niger) states using 1600 copies of pretested questionnaire administered through the multistage procedure. The retrieved copies were coded and analyzed descriptively (frequency and percentage) and inferentially (Chi-Square) at p <0> 0.05). The farmers responsively planted trees with the same reasons in Ondo State (χ= 4.813, p = 0.850 > 0.05). The farmers hardly exercised zero tillage except in Edo State, while the Ondo State's farmers had no different (χ= 4.813, p = 0.850 > 0.05) opinion. Farmers' responses on farmland size, soil management techniques, and land degradation were positive but significantly different. Therefore, the investigation deduced that states with significantly different responses would require different decisions, agricultural policies, and adaptation strategies to lessen and ease the effects of climate change on the land of such states.

Keywords

Climate Adaptation Land Degradation SDG 15 (Life on Land) World Bank .

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How to Cite

A.T., T., O., O., S, B. B., & J.O., A. (2021). Land Adaptation Strategies Across the Rain - Fed Agricultural States as Climate Change Persists. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 31(3), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2021.uwtckz07

T. A.T., O. O., B. B. S, and A. J.O., "Land Adaptation Strategies Across the Rain - Fed Agricultural States as Climate Change Persists," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 67-76, December 2021. doi: 10.67042/njss.2021.uwtckz07

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