Climate Change Effects: Insights from Agroforestry Farmers in Gwer East, Benue State, Nigeria

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datacite.creatorDachung, Grace
datacite.creatorUshahemba, Aperaga
datacite.creatorEkhuemelo, David
datacite.date2025
datacite.rightsAcceso Abierto
datacite.subject.englishAgroforestry
datacite.subject.englishAdaptation
datacite.subject.englishClimate change
datacite.subject.englishFarmers
datacite.subject.englishGwer East
datacite.subject.englishMitigation
datacite.titleClimate Change Effects: Insights from Agroforestry Farmers in Gwer East, Benue State, Nigeria
dc.coverageGwer East, Benue State, Nigeria
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-07T18:09:38Z
dc.date.available2025-07-07T18:09:38Z
dc.description.abstractenThis study explored farmers' awareness of climate change impacts on agroforestry farms in Gwer East, Benue State, Nigeria. Using a multi-stage sampling method, four council wards and fifteen villages were selected. A total of 292 farmers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire via Google Forms. Results showed that most respondents were male (90.4%), aged 36-45 years (29.5%), Christian (99.7%), and married (94.2%). Farming was their primary (88.4%) and secondary occupation (82.2%), with average household sizes of 5-7 members (34.6%). Most earned no income (87.7%) and had undergraduate-level education (42.8%). The farmers practiced alley cropping (95.9%) and a crops-and-trees system (94.9%), with 57.5% having over 15 years’ experience. There was a significant positive correlation between educational status and both awareness of climate change (ρ = .338, p < .01) and knowledge of its causes (ρ = 0.406, p < 0.01). Most (58.9%) farmers were aware of climate change, with awareness higher among females (71.4%) than males (57.6%), while more males (42.4%) than females (28.6%) reported no awareness. Males made up most of the sample (90.4%). Chi-square analysis showed no statistically significant association between gender and climate change awareness (Pearson Chi-square = 2.007, df = 1, p = 0.157). Farmers mainly got climate change information from public gatherings (33.6%) and linked it to natural causes, observing extreme heat (89.7%) and drought (80.8%). Key impacts included reduced crop yields (84.6%) and pasture loss (96.6%), with tree planting (96.9%) as the top mitigation strategy. Modern technologies and better access to credit (90.1%) were widely recommended for adaptation.
dc.identifier.doi10.7770/jonraf-v1-art4
dc.identifier.issn2810-7705
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/6480
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversidad Católica de Temuco
dc.sourceJournal of Natural Resources and farming (JONRAF)
oaire.citationEndPage12
oaire.citationStartPage1
oaire.citationTitleJournal of Natural Resources and farming
oaire.citationVolume1
oaire.licenseConditionObra bajo licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional
oaire.resourceTypeArtículo Original
uct.catalogadorbcm
uct.comunidadRecursos Naturales
uct.facultadFacultad de Recursos Naturales
uct.indizacionLatindex
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