Authors :
UDUMA, Mecha Kalu; AYANG, Fidelis Akwagiobe; ANAKE, Emmanuel Ushie
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7472179
Abstract :
The need to mitigate the impacts of climate
change on rice production requires having information
on climate change indicators as well as impacts of such
indicators on rice production. This research was
designed to determine such indicators and impacts of
climate change on rice production. A descriptive survey
design was adopted for the study and data was
generated by administering questionnaire on a sample of
350 rice farmers randomly sampled from all rice
farmers in the study area. Two research questions were
answered using mean and standard deviation while a
null hypothesis was tested using ANOVA. The result of
the study shows that Rice Farmers experience some
climate change indicators which have impacts on rice
production system. Based on these findings and their
associated implications, appropriate recommendations
were made among which are: Experts developing
agricultural extension programmes on climate change
should involve rice farmers who are already aware of
climate change indicators for meaningful contribution
and effective participation in the programme
development process; Agricultural extension agents
should identify rice farmers who are already aware of
the impact of climate change on rice production for
agricultural input supply and other palliatives including
subsidies.
Keywords :
Climate change, Indicators of climate change , Impacts of climate change.
The need to mitigate the impacts of climate
change on rice production requires having information
on climate change indicators as well as impacts of such
indicators on rice production. This research was
designed to determine such indicators and impacts of
climate change on rice production. A descriptive survey
design was adopted for the study and data was
generated by administering questionnaire on a sample of
350 rice farmers randomly sampled from all rice
farmers in the study area. Two research questions were
answered using mean and standard deviation while a
null hypothesis was tested using ANOVA. The result of
the study shows that Rice Farmers experience some
climate change indicators which have impacts on rice
production system. Based on these findings and their
associated implications, appropriate recommendations
were made among which are: Experts developing
agricultural extension programmes on climate change
should involve rice farmers who are already aware of
climate change indicators for meaningful contribution
and effective participation in the programme
development process; Agricultural extension agents
should identify rice farmers who are already aware of
the impact of climate change on rice production for
agricultural input supply and other palliatives including
subsidies.
Keywords :
Climate change, Indicators of climate change , Impacts of climate change.
