Agriculture and Horticulture

Biography

Biography: Adenike Mary Durojaiye

Abstract

In recent years, Global warming has become a more serious issues than any other environmental problem. Climate change is an adverse environmental phenomenon that is causing enormous concern all over the world. It refers to some anomalies in the climate system that is  a result of human activities. Change in climate and consequent global warming are posing threat to food security in many developing nations including Nigeria. Because of the climate dependent nature of agricultural system and lack of coping capabilities. Nigeria is one of the world’s most densely populated countries with a population of 180 million people, half of which are considered to be in abject poverty. The study area for this study was Afijio Local Government Area from which 120 farmers were randomly selected from 10 villages. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of climate change on mechanized maize producing farmer. The data for the study was obtained primarily, questionnaires were administered to elicit information on effect of climate change and adaptability methods used by mechanized maize farmers in the study area. A total of 120 questionnaires were administered using a multi – stage sampling techniques and analyzed using descriptive and econometric tools. The common response (50%) is to mitigate its effect by alternating the planting date of maize while some (20%) increased the use of adaptation strategies at farm – level by the farmers at their present resource technology will still make them to reduce technical and profit inefficiencies by 12% and 22% respectively in the study area. It is therefore recommended that since temperature and rainfall are relatively beyond the control of farmers, there should be proper enlightenment of the farmers on the proper climates adaptation practices to employ in order to minimize the adverse effect of climate change on maize production in the study area.