Climate change adaptation among poultry farmers: evidence from Nigeria

Lenis Liverpool-Tasie, Awa Sanou and Justice A. Tambo
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Awa Sanou: Michigan State University
Justice A. Tambo: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI)

Climatic Change, 2019, vol. 157, issue 3, No 12, 527-544

Abstract: Abstract Though climate events pose increasing challenges for crop and animal production in Africa, most climate adaptation studies focus on staple food crops. Few studies have examined climate adaptation for livestock with even fewer looking at small animals such as poultry. Heat stress associated with climate change is a severe challenge to poultry farmers due to its negative effect on chicken growth and productivity. As poultry plays an important food security role across Africa (being a source of livelihood and an important source of animal protein), understanding how farmers deal with the realities of poultry production due to climate change is critical. This study explores the level and determinants of the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies among poultry farmers in Nigeria. A multivariate probit analysis (which allows for the possibility that the decision to adopt various practices are jointly made) reveals that while poultry farmers are adapting to climate change, there is a clear heterogeneity of adaptation strategies at different production scales. Small farms tend to invest in traditional strategies such as the stocking of local breeds while medium and large farms adopt modern technologies such as air and water ventilation as well as the use of low energy bulbs that emit less heat. Our study finds that farmers who have experienced heat-related losses are more likely to adopt modern practices and more likely to adopt multiple adaptation strategies concurrently.

Keywords: Climate change; Adaptation; Poultry farmers; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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