Use of Climate-Smart Practices among Small Ruminant Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
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2025-01-16
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Faculty of Agriculture, Imo State University Owerri
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This study describes the demographic characteristics of small ruminant farmers, identify farmers'
information sources on climate-smart practices, identify the climate-smart practices used and the
constraints to use of climate-smart practices. One hundred and eighty (180) small ruminant
farmers were randomly selected for the study. Analytical tools such as descriptive; frequency,
mean, percentages and inferential statistics; linear multiple regression were used to analyze the
data. The result revealed that 56.1% of the small ruminant farmers were male, mean age of 40.1
years with mean of 6.2 years in small ruminant production. The most used climate-smart practices
were stocking species that are tolerant to harsh weather conditions (mean=3.4), water
conservation (mean=3.2) and use of weather forecast information (2.7±1.09). Difficulties in the
provision of adequate feed for small ruminants during the dry season (mean = 4.3) was the highestranked constraints inhibiting the use of climate-smart practices. The result of the linear multiple
regression analysis showed that age, level of education, rearing system were the determinants of
the use of climate smart practices among the ruminant farmers. This study thus recommends the
provision of adequate information on how to use climate smart practices effectively and training
on how to produce feed such as hay or silage for feeding ruminant animals during dry season
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2. Abdulrahman, O.L., Yusuf, O.J., Olatinwo, L. K., Adewumi, I.I and Abimbola, O.A (2024): Use of Climate-Smart Practices among Small Ruminant Farmers in Kwara State. Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Imo State University Owerri . Vol. 22, No 2 Pp 29 40 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jafs/article/view/286609