INDIGENOUS AND EMERGING ADAPTIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA
By
Author
Presented To
Department of Agriculture
INDIGENOUS AND EMERGING ADAPTIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study ascertained indigenous and emerging adaptive agricultural technologies
to climate change in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Data were collected from 400
respondents through the use of semi structured interview schedule using a multi stage
random sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed using percentages, mean
score, and factor analysis. The findings revealed that majority (89.8%) of the respondents
were aware of climate change though only 9.0% of them knew of climate change to a
great extent; it was found that majority (94.8%) of the respondents had knowledge of
climate change effects on their farming activities. The findings also showed that
respondents sourced information on climate change from radio/television (61.0%),
newspaper (44.0%) and friends (43.8%). The major perceived causes of climate change
by the respondents were burning of fossil fuel (M=4.19), gas flaring from oil companies
(M =4.03), high temperature due to ozone layer depletion (M =3.99) and gases released
from industries (M =3.92).
The result also showed that bush burning, cutting down of
trees, cooking with firewood, crude oil spillage further causes of climate change. The
major perceived effects of climate change on farming activities included: low rainfall
intensity (M =3.34), late onset of rains (M = 3.36), heat from high temperature (M
=3.29), high rate of weed growth (M =3.00), poor crop yield (M =2.98), and decrease in
soil moisture (M =2.95). Findings further showed that about 24% of the respondents had
contact with extension workers in the last one year.
The mean distribution on available extension activities on climate change
revealed that there were limited activities on climate change issues in the study area. It
was further revealed that organic manure (72.0%), cover cropping (71.8%),
- FOR ENQUIRY
- support@e-projecttopics.com
- 09019904113
Learn and Obtain Diploma in Web development, Software development, Business, Technology and Creative Skills taught by industry experts. Explore a wide range of skills with our professional tutorials.
About E-Project Material Centre
E-Project Material Centre is a web service aimed at successfully assisting final year students with quality, well researched, reliable and ready made project work. Our materials are recent, complete (chapter 1 to Minimum of Chapter 5, with references) and well written.INSTANT ACCESS! INSTANT DOWNLOAD. Simply select your department, choose from our list of topics available and explore your data
Why Students Love to Use E-Project Material ?
Guaranteed Delivery Getting your project delivered on time is essential. You cannot afford to turn in your project past the deadline. That is why you must get your project online from a company that guarantees to meet your deadline. e-Project Topics Material Centre is happy to offer instant delivery of projects listed on our website. We can handle just about any deadline you send our way. Satisfaction Guaranteed We always do whatever is necessary to ensure every customer's satisfaction
Disclaimer
E-Project Topics Material Centre will only provide projects as a reference for your research. The projects ordered and produced should be used as a guide or framework for your own project. The contents of the projects should be able to help you in generating new ideas and thoughts for your own project. It is the aim of e-Project Topics Centre to only provide guidance by which the projects should be pursued. We are neither encouraging any form of plagiarism nor are we advocating the use of the projects produced herein for cheating.
Terms and Condition
Using our service is LEGAL and IS NOT prohibited by any university/college policies You are allowed to use the original model papers you will receive in the following ways:
- As a source for additional understanding of the subject
- As a source for ideas for you own research (if properly referenced)
- For PROPER paraphrasing ( see your university definition of plagiarism and acceptable paraphrase) Direct citing ( if referenced properly)