Farmers? Perception of the Effect of Climate Change on Crop Production In Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria
Abstract: The study was carried out to gain a better understanding of the effect of climate change on agricultural production in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State. A simple random sampling procedure was used to sample respondents using the list of registered farmers obtained from the local government. The findings of the study revealed that 44.3 percent of the respondents were in the age range of 41-59 years which is the highest percentage compared to other age grouping in the study. Also, majority of the respondent (69.2 %) were males and 68.3percent were married with mean farm size of 0.82ha. Moreover, 61.7 % of the respondents perceived the effect of climate change in the study area as high. Farming experience (t=2.298, p
Keywords: Perception, Crop, Climate change, Constraints, Farmers
How to Cite?: Ogunleye K. Y., "Farmers? Perception of the Effect of Climate Change on Crop Production In Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria", Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 832-835, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SUB153761, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SUB153761