ABSTRACT: This study examined the adaptation strategies of arable crop farmers to climate variability. The study used multistage sampling technique and primary data were collected from 360 food crop farmers (i.e. 180 respondents were randomly selected from each selected state fro...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study: The process of producing food requires resources, which could be natural or man-made resources. Natural resources include all the materials and forces that are supplied by natu...

1.1Background to the Study

Climate change is a major global phenomenon, which is evidenced by alterations in rainfall distribution, rising of glacier, ocean water expansion, drought, and increased temperature, (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2013). According to the Wo...

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RICE PRODUCTION IN KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the Nigerian economy, employing over 70 percent of the population and contributing significantly to nati...

AN ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON CROP YIELDS: A CASE STUDY OF MAIZE PRODUCTION IN KADUNA STATE

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century, with far-reaching...