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Analysis of arable crop farmers’ awareness to causes and effects of climate change in south western Nigeria

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  • Shakirat Bolatito Ibrahim
  • Idris Akanbi Ayinde
  • Aisha Olushola Arowolo

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the determinants of arable crop farmers’ awareness to causes and effects of climate change in south western Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach - – Using primary data, 150 arable crop farmers in Ogun State were selected through a multi stage sampling technique. Survey method was used to elicit information on farmers’ socioeconomic, production characteristics, and their level of awareness to causes and effects of climate change. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, environmental awareness index (EAI), and Tobit regression analysis. Findings - – Most (81.08 percent) of the arable crop farmers were males with an average household size of eight persons, farming experience of 24 years and farm size of approximately 1 ha. The computed climate change EAI showed that only 47 percent of the respondents were aware of causes of climate change, while 68 percent were aware of its effects. Results further revealed that age, income from secondary occupation (p

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  • Shakirat Bolatito Ibrahim & Idris Akanbi Ayinde & Aisha Olushola Arowolo, 2015. "Analysis of arable crop farmers’ awareness to causes and effects of climate change in south western Nigeria," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 42(7), pages 614-628, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:v:42:y:2015:i:7:p:614-628
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-09-2013-0201
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    1. Haibin Dong & Saheed Olaide Jimoh & Yulu Hou & Xiangyang Hou, 2020. "Willingness to Pay for Livestock Husbandry Insurance: An Empirical Analysis of Grassland Farms in Inner Mongolia, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-13, September.
    2. Junqiao Ma & Wenfeng Zhou & Shili Guo & Xin Deng & Jiahao Song & Dingde Xu, 2022. "The influence of peer effects on farmers’ response to climate change: evidence from Sichuan Province, China," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 175(1), pages 1-23, November.

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