CONSTRAINTS TO ADOPTION OF CLIMATE- SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES BY YAM FARMERS IN EKITI STATE NIGERIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33003/jaat.2026.1201.06Keywords:
Climate-Smart, Agricultural-Practices, Constraints, Yam-farmers, EkitiAbstract
The study examined the constraints to adoption of CSAPs by yam farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria. A multistage-sampling procedure was used in selecting 150 yam-farmers and data were collected with the aid of questionnaire and interview-schedule. Both descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used. The result shows that available used CSAPs are crop rotation (84.7%), mulching (73.3%), early harvesting of yam (70.0%), planting of improved yam set (65.3%), planting cover crops and shade trees (59.3%) and early staking of the yam (58.7%). The majority (86.0%) were aware of CSAPs. The main source of information on CSAPs is extension workers (30.0%), Social Media (22.0%) as well as family members and Radio program (17.0%) among others. The adopted CSAPs are cultivating short-duration yam varieties, mulching, cover cropping, and crop rotation with adaptation index value (KAI) more than the grand index value (0.66 to 0.95). the Chi-square analysis between constraints to adoption and awareness of CSAPs shows a negative relationship with insufficient contact with extension on smart practices (χ2=-123.701), high cost of implementation of climate smart practices on yam (χ2=-112.321), lack of clear understanding of the smart practices on yam production (χ2=-57.649) respectively among others at 1% significant level. Major constraints to adoption are inadequate extension services (0.34), inadequate training on CSAPs (0.29), Inadequate information on CSAPs or Inadequate credit and funding to adopt CSAPs (0.28) among others. It was recommended that all constraints to adoption of CSAPs be contained and mitigated while more awareness campaign on CSAPs be promoted to improved food security.
References
Action Aid Nigeria (2009). Fighting poverty in the midst of plenty II. Country strategy paper 2009-2013, Action Aid Nigeria.
Aidoo, D.C and Freeman, C.K. (2016). Agricultural Information Flow in Informal Communication Networks in Ghana. Journal of Development and Communication Studies, 4(2):443-453. DOI: 10.4314/jdcs.v4i2.4
Ajieh, P. C., and Okoh, R. N. (2012). Constraints to the implementation of climate change adaptation measures by farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 12(D8): 15–22.
Antwi-Agyei, P., Dougill, A. J. and Stringer, L. C. (2015a). Barriers to climate change adaptation. Evidence from northeast Ghana in the context of a systematic literature review. Climate and Development, 7(4):297–309.
Awoniyi, O. A and Omonona B. T. (2006): Production efficiency in yam based enterprises in Ekiti State Nigeria. Central European Agriculture Journal 7 (4): 627-636.
Beddington, J. R., Asaduzzaman, M., Clark, M. E., Bremauntz, A. F., Guillou, M. D., Howlett, D. J. B., Jahn, M. M., Lin, E., Mamo, T., Negra, C., & Nobre, C. A. (2012). What next for agriculture after Durban? Science, 335(6066), 289-290.
Beddington, J. R., Asaduzzaman, M., Fernandez, A., Clark, M. E., Guillou, M., Jahn, M. M., Erda, L., Mamo, T., Van, B. N., Nobre, C. A., & Scholes, R. J. (2011). Achieving food security in the face of climate change: Summary for policy makers from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark.
Faleye, O.S. and Afolami, C.A. (2020). Determinants of choice of Climate Smart Agricultural practices adoption among yam-based farming households in Ogun State, Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice Volume 5(3): 131-141.
Fawole, B.E and Aderinoye-Abdulwahab, S.A (2021). Farmers adoption of climate smart practices for increased productivity in Nigeria. African Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation 4(1): 495-508.
Garrity, D. P., Akinnifesi, F. K., Ajayi, O. C., Weldesemayats, S.G., Mowo, J. G., Kalinganire, A., Larwanou, M., & Bayala, J. (2010). Evergreen agriculture: A robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa. Food security Journal, 2(3),197-214.
Olorunfemi, T. O., Olorunfemi, O. D., and Oladele, O. I. (2020). Determinants of the involvement of extension agents in disseminating climate smart agricultural initiatives: Implication for scaling up. Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences 19 (2): 285–292
Oluwasusi, J. O. and Tijani, S.A. (2013). Farmer”s Adaptation Strategies To The Effect of Climate Variation on Yam Production: A Case Study in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Agrosearch (2013) Volume 13(2):20-31 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/agrosh.v13i2.3
Önder, M., Ceyhan, E., & Kahraman, A. (2011). Effects of agricultural practices on environment. International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry, 24, 28-32.
Yiran, G. A. B., and Stringer, L. C. (2017). Adaptation to climatic Hazards in the Savannah ecosystem: Improving adaptation policy and action. Environmental. Management, 60(4): 665–678.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 FUDMA Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
