INDIGENOUS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AMONG CROP FARMERS IN LAFIA AREA OF NASARAWA STATE

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2011-02-05

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Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

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The study evaluated the indigenous climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies among crop farmers in Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Primary data were collected from 52 crop farmers with the aid of a structured questionnaire. Analysis of the data was done using descriptive statistics. The indicators of climate change were unpredictable nature of weather, increased incidence of drought and increased incidence of crop pests/diseases alien to the locality. The indigenous climate change mitigation practices in the locality include; growing of leguminous crops, use of green manure, and maintenance of soil structure by application of organic materials and avoidance of deforestation. The adaptation practices identified in the locality were growing of leguminous crops, use of green manure, and maintenance of soil structure by application of organic materials and avoiding deforestation. Farmers in the research area are quite aware of climate change and as such, have adopted local practices for both mitigation and adaptation. However, there is need for further awareness especially on the causes and major indicators of climate change

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Mitigation, Adaptation, Indigenous, Crop farmers, leguminous crop

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Adejuwon, J.O. (2006) “Food crop production in Nigeria. II: Potential effects of climate change” Climate Research Vol. 32 229-245. Agoumi, A. (2003) Vulnerability of North African countries to climatic changes: Adaptation and implementation strategies for climatic change. In developing Perspectives on Climate change: Issues and Analysis from Developing Countries and Countries with Economies in Transition. IISD/Climate Change Knowledge Network, 14pp. http.VAvww. cckti. net/pdf/northafri ca. Accessed20Augiist2011. Ajetomobi, J. O., A. Ajiboye & H. Rashid (2010). Economic Impact of Climate Change on Irrigated Rice Agriculture Contributed Paper presented at the Joint 3rd African Association of Agricultural Economists and 48th Agricultural Economists Association of South Africa Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September, 19-23. Apata, T.G., Ogunyinka, A., Sanusi R.A & Ogunwande, S. (2010). Effects of Global Climate Change on Nigerian Agriculture: An Empirical Analysis. Paper presented at the 84th annual The indigenous climate change adaptation practices in the area are presented in Tables 2. All the respondents (100%) were actively practicing multiple cropping as a climate change adaptation strategy, while about 98% of the respondents used change of planting date as an adaptation strategy. The use of mulching for conserving soil moisture as is also very common in the research area. Obinne et al. (2008) observed that mulching is a major farming practice among farmers. The least practiced adaption strategy was strip cropping which is practiced by less than 10% of the respondents. m Nigeria. The most prevalent climate change mitigation strategies are presented in Table 3. The growing of leguminous crops, use of green manure, and maintenance of soil structure by application of organic materials and avoiding deforestation respectively are the major practices adopted by the respondents. The practices adopted against climate change mitigation by the farmers are quite invaluable in enhancing 86

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