Assessment of smallholder rice farmers' adaptation strategies to climate change in Kebbi state, Nigeria
Sodipe Solaja,
Ayorinde Kolawole,
Toluwalase Awe,
Opeyemi Oriade,
Wale Ayojimi,
Ibukun Ojo,
Gideon Nayan,
Ruth Adedayo,
Stephen Etta-Oyong,
Faithfulness Olasehinde,
Oluwatosin Asemokhai,
Isibietmfon Nsikak
Affiliations
Sodipe Solaja
Landmark University SDG 2 (Zero Hunger Research Group); Landmark University SDG 13 (Climate Action Group); Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria; Corresponding author. dipe OluwaseunDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Ayorinde Kolawole
Landmark University SDG 2 (Zero Hunger Research Group); Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Toluwalase Awe
Landmark University SDG 13 (Climate Action Group); Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Opeyemi Oriade
Landmark University SDG 2 (Zero Hunger Research Group); Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Wale Ayojimi
Landmark University SDG 13 (Climate Action Group); Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Ibukun Ojo
Landmark University SDG 13 (Climate Action Group); Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Gideon Nayan
Teaching and Research Farm Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Ruth Adedayo
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Stephen Etta-Oyong
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Faithfulness Olasehinde
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Oluwatosin Asemokhai
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
Isibietmfon Nsikak
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Landmark University, Kwara State, Nigeria
The future of food production in Nigeria where smallholding agriculture is prevalent is threatened by climate change. Despite the threats, Nigeria has no specific plan or policy to combat it. Therefore, understanding how smallholder farmers adjust to the changing climate and the factors that influence their adaptation choices will facilitate developing a policy to tackle climate change. This study therefore evaluates climate change adaptation techniques among smallholder rice farmers in Kebbi state, Nigeria. The study employs a simple random sampling technique to select 345 respondents. The data was analysed using multivariate probit and ordered probit regression.The findings revealed that marital status, literacy, farm size, farming experience, major occupation, extension visits, amount of credit, and access to climate information influenced adaptation strategy choice. Furthermore, marital status, literacy, household size, farm size, extension visits, and access to climate information are crucial drivers of adoption intensity. This study concludes that smallholder rice farmers in the study area adopt several practices to cope with climate change, however, farmers’ intensity of adoption is low. This study recommends that stakeholders in the food systems in the study area should consider literacy, farm size, extension service, credits, and climate information in designing viable policies toward combating the vagaries of climate.
