Climate change and Adaptation Coping Strategies among Sheep and Goat Farmers in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Autor: | C. D. Ochiaka, C. I. Ezeano, Ume Smiles |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Climate change
adaptation 010501 environmental sciences coping strategies 01 natural sciences lcsh:Agriculture farmers Socioeconomics Adaptation (computer science) Local government area lcsh:Environmental sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 Government business.industry lcsh:S food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Limiting respiratory tract diseases Goat farming climate change Geography Agriculture sheep and goat 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries business |
Zdroj: | Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 50-68 (2018) |
ISSN: | 0719-3726 |
DOI: | 10.7770/safer-v6n2-art1355 |
Popis: | Climate change and Adaptation Coping Strategies among Sheep and Goat Farmers in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria was studied. A total of 60 respondents were selected using multi-stage random sampling technique. Data for the study was collected using a structured questionnaire. Percentage responses and multiple regressions were used to analyzed the data. The results revealed that males were more prominent in sheep and goat farming with age range of 41-61 years old. Also, majority of the sampled farmers were married, educated, had access to extension services with household size of 7-12 persons. Also, the adaptation coping strategies adopted by the farmers were use of shade, Use of nutrient-dense diets , destocking and use of drinking water. Furthermore, the farmers socio-economic characteristics that affected the adaptation of climate change coping strategies in sheep and goats production were level of education, farming experience and age of the farmers. In addition, rainfall, temperature and relative humidity were the weather elements that effected sheep and goat production in the study area. Finally, the factors limiting farmers’ adaptation coping strategies were poor access to credit, poor access to information, poor access to extension services and poor government involvements.The need to ensure the farmers’ access to credit, education and extension services should be enhancedKeywords; Climate change, Adaptation, Coping Strategies, Sheep and Goat, Farmers. |
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