Farm-Level Adaptation Strategies to Weather Variability and its Perception by Smallholder Farmers in Osun State

Muritala Oyedele Jabaru, Ismaila Muritala, Mufutau Oyedapo Raufu, Olayinka Wole Agbogunleri, Jamiu Oluwaranti Olalere and Abdssalam Akorede Miftaudeen-Rauf
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Muritala Oyedele Jabaru: Agricultural and Resource Economics Department, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure 340110, Nigeria
Ismaila Muritala: Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Zululand, Kwa Dlangezwa, South Africa
Mufutau Oyedapo Raufu: Agricultural Economics Department, LadokeAkintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Olayinka Wole Agbogunleri: Agricultural Economics Department, LadokeAkintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Jamiu Oluwaranti Olalere: Agricultural Economics Department, LadokeAkintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Abdssalam Akorede Miftaudeen-Rauf: Department of Economics, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 10, 543-552

Abstract: The prevailing ideas about adaptation are vague, conducting focused research on potential adaptation practices and formulating appropriate advice for implementing new practices is difficult. Therefore, the debate about the adaptation of small-scale farmers in Africa to Weather Variability has occurred in the absence of knowledge about existing and potential adaptation practices. This study examines the various Adaptation Strategies to Weather Variability and its Perception by Smallholder Farmers in Osun State Nigeria. The analytical techniques adopted include descriptive statistics and adaptation Strategies Used Index (ASUI), The results of the study showed that Use of fertilizer to replenish the soil was paramount out of fourteen adaptation strategies employed by the farmers. The t-test indicated that there were significant differences between pairs of socio-economic characteristics and adoption of adaptation strategies. The result from the Analysis of Variance (F (13, 2255) df=26.79; p

Date: 2024
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