Climate Variability Adaptation Strategies among Rice Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria
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2024-06-10
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Journal of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Animal Sciences
Abstract
This study assessed the climate variability adaptation strategies among
the rice farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling
procedure was used in the selection of 248 respondents from the list of
rice farmers obtained from Rice Farmer Association of Nigeria
(RIFAN), Niger State. The adjusting of planting and harvesting dates
(M.S = 3.77) was the highest ranked adaption strategy to climate
variability. The increase in quality of rice produced (M.S = 4.48) was
the highest ranked perceived benefit of usage of climate adaptation
strategies. The determinant factors of usage of climate adaptation
strategies were rice farmers’ educational level (t = 1.729), household
size (t = -0.197) and farm size (t = 0.372, p) at 5% level of significance.
The study therefore recommends that the rice farmers should adopt
main adaptation strategies such as adjusting the planting and
harvesting dates, application of traditional irrigation agriculture and
livelihoods diversification in order to improve their rice outputs,
income and food security
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Adisa RS, Abuo TN, Ifabiyi JO, Abdulrahman OL, Oluwanisola AM., 2024. Climate Variability Adaptation Strategies among Rice Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Animal Sciences, 5(1): 13-21.