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Use of Adaptation Strategies to Climatic Change Crop among Farmers in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun-State, Nigeria
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Crop production is one of the most important agriculture enterprises vulnerable to climate change. Several studies have assessed the climate change impact on different crops and other livelihood in Ogun state, but Information on adoption strategies employed by crop farmers to climate change in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State has not been adequately documented. The study therefore examines crop farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. A total of 120 farmers were selected through a multistage sampling procedure and data were collected through the use of a well-structured interview schedule. Descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, and percentages and inferential statistics such as the logit regression model were used to analyze the collected data at p=0.05. The results revealed that the majority were within the age range of 31-50 years, (65.0%) male (77%), married (80.0%) and education (90.0%). Many (67.0%) were small-scale farmers, had a household size of 6-10 members (53.0%), (90.0%) were engaged in farming as their primary occupation with 48% having 6-30 years of farming experience and practice, Muslim (54.0%). Radio and neighbouring farmers (24.0% and 50.0%) were the major sources of climate information. Farmers practised continuous cropping to mitigate the adverse effects of climatic change. The logit regression model analysis revealed that the adaptation strategies of respondents to climate change were significantly influenced by farming experience (0.242), farming type (1.759), education (0.503) and household size (0.382). The level of adaptation strategies of crop farmers in the study area was low despite their long years of experience in farming. Government and NGO agencies should provide adequate information on climate change at the grassroots through deliberate extension education and radio campaigns.
