Assessment of Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Flood Related Losses in Zone One Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria
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2023
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Book of Proceedings of the 3rd International Mediterranean Scientific Research and Innovation Congress
Abstract
This study assesses farmers’ adaptation strategies to flood related losses in zone one area of Ekiti State,
Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was adopted in the selection of 147 crop farmers. Data
obtained were analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics tool used was the
Poisson regression model. The results indicated that crop farmers in the study area have the average
age of 43years, dominated by males and were married. Majority about 79.7% of the crop farmers were
educated in formal institutions and have a mean household size of 5 people. Also the respondents had
the mean of 18years of farming experience and 59.9% owned their land with the mean of 1.4 hectares of
land. The study revealed that respondents strongly perceived flood effects of loss in farm produce, loss
in quality of yield, loss of farm infrastructure, causes soil degradation, pest challenges. The study
findings show that common adaptation strategies adopted by the crop farmers include change in
planting date, crop rotation, mixed cropping, planting of cover crops and mulching. Furthermore, the
Poisson regression result of the determinants of adaptation strategies to flood showed that age, level of
education, farming experience, extension visit, credit, compatibility and cost of practice were
statistically significant in making decisions. However, the major severe constraints perceived by the
respondents include: poor access to adaptation strategies information, high cost of improved crop
varieties, lack of access to weather forecast technology by crop farmers and government
irresponsiveness to risk management. Therefore, it was recommended that Extension agencies should
provide adequate information on various adaptation strategies to farmers, which was one of the major
constraints they face, relevant stakeholders and concerned organization should provide farmers with
weather forecast technology, financial institutions should make access to credit facilities to farmers to
enable them adopt adaptation strategies.
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Adaptation, Strategies, Flood, Crop Rotation
Citation
Abdullahi, A., Shuaibu, U., Muhammad, H.U., and Jibrin, S., Ahmed, I.I. (2023). Assessment of Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Flood Related Losses in Zone One Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Dr Tulay KOSEOGLU, Dr Aysegul DEDE, Dr Feridun KAYA (Eds.). Book of Proceedings of the 3rd International Mediterranean Scientific Research and Innovation Congress. Held at Turkey from 26th – 27th August, 2023. Antalya/Turkey