Factor Path of Constraints to Adaptive Capacity on Climate Change among IFAD-VCDP Farmers in North Central Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorSallawu, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNmadu, J. N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCoker, A. A. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, U. S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:50:49Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:50:49Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.description.abstractAim: Adaptive capacity is the ability of the farmer to adjust his farm plans and programmes in the face of emerging risks, constraints and currently available information. In this study, the various constraints faced by International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme’s farmers (IFAD-VCDP) in North Central Nigeria in adapting to climate change challenges were investigated. Study Design: A multi-stage sampling technique was employed in the selection of respondents. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Benue and Niger States of Nigeria in 2018. Methodology: Data were collected from a total of 483 respondents using interview schedule and questionnaire. The data were analysed using exploratory (principal component analysis) and confirmatory (structural equation modelling) factor analysis. Results: The results of the analysis revealed the significant constraints the farmers faced in order to improve their adaptive capacity to climate change which were institutional and technical (49.45%) and climate information (26.62%) constraints, although the factors differ slightly within the two states under study. In Benue State, institutional (31.26%), personal (14.63%), land and farm inputs (12.54%) and population (11.73%) while in Niger State, public and institutional (22.34%), land and farm inputs (14.78%), and personal (10.75) were the constraints to adaptive capacity. Conclusion: These constraints make it harder to plan and implement adaptation actions by restricting the variety and effectiveness of options available to the farmers to improve their productivity and cope with the vagaries of climate change. It was therefore recommended that government and NGOs should intensify efforts on public, institutional, educational and climate policies, assist in increasing the adaptive capacity of the farmers in order to employ more adaptation measures, land governance systems should be strengthened in Nigeria to provide tenure security for all, financial institutions should help facilitate access to credit by farmers and assist in making reliable climate information accessible to all farmers.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Technology, P. O. Box 65, Minna, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Technology, P. O. Box 65, Minna, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Technology, P. O. Box 65, Minna, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Technology, P. O. Box 65, Minna, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSallawu H., Nmadu J. N., Coker A. A. A., Mohammed U. S.. Factor Path of Constraints to Adaptive Capacity on Climate Change among IFAD-VCDP Farmers in North Central Nigeria. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2020 Feb; 10(2): 13-33en_US
dc.identifier.issn2581-8627
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/204911
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSCIENCEDOMAIN internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i230178en_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectconstraintsen_US
dc.subjectadaptive capacityen_US
dc.subjectIFAD-VCDPen_US
dc.subjectexploratory and confirmatory factor analysisen_US
dc.subjectNorth Central Nigeriaen_US
dc.titleFactor Path of Constraints to Adaptive Capacity on Climate Change among IFAD-VCDP Farmers in North Central Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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