Analysis of Farmers’ Awareness, Perception and Responses to Climate Variability in Edo State, Nigeria

Climate variability poses significant threats to agricultural productivity, food security, and farmers’ livelihoods in Nigeria. This study examined farmers’ responses to climate variability in Edo State, Nigeria, with emphasis on their socioeconomic characteristics, awareness, and perception of climate variability as well as adaptation strategies they used. In addition, constraints farmers face in adopting the adaptation strategies as well as government intervention to the threat of climate variability were also examined. Primary and secondary data were utilized. Primary data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered to farmers selected using a two-stage sampling procedure involving twelve Local Government Areas of Edo State.