Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 4.0

An Assessment of Farmers’ Training Needs on Drought Management Strategies for Improved Crops and Livestock Production in Northern Nigeria

Onemayin David Jimoh, Martins Yusuf Otache, Adeolu Richard Adesiji, Rotimi Saka Olaleye, James Agajo

Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · pp. 141–155 · Published 18 Oct 2022

10.9734/arja/2022/v15i4365

Abstract

The study assessed the farmers’ training needs on drought management strategies for improved crops and livestock production in Northern Nigeria Six Nigerian northern states were sampled based on the intensity of drought. 792 farmers were randomly selected for the study. Primary and secondary data were collected using questionnaire with trained enumerators. Validation of questionnaire for data collection and reliability test were carried out. The results revealed 38.5 years as the farmers’ mean age with household size of 9 persons. 84.5% of the farmers had formal education and average of 5.27ha of cultivated farm land. 80% of the farmers experienced reduction in crops’ yields and livestock production with higher income loss in livestock production. This is based on Adopter Perception Theory which argues that the adoption process starts with the perception that there is need to innovate. Researches had established that drought affect almost all agricultural activities. Finding revealed that the mean annual yield for the crop sector before drought occurrence varied between 1.12 tons/ha and 0.41 tons/ha, with a maximum of 50 tons/ha. Tuber crops production ranked first, while legumes took the last position for the period under consideration in this study. Therefore, under the crop sector, cereal crops’ farmers suffered the highest loss (0.43tons/ha) due to drought occurrence, while Tuber crop followed closely with 0.35tons/ha loss. In case of livestock, the mean annual loss is 13 and maximum of 330 birds but in terms of income loss, livestock was more than crop. Most farmers require training in the maintenance of water supply systems, drought risk management and access to drought-related information. This study provides basis for tackling the effects of drought in Northern Nigeria. It identifies training needs of farmers with a view to mitigate the menace of drought to enhance yield in the areas of crops and livestock production.

Agriculture drought drought early warning crop yield income forecasting model

References (29)

  1. 1 Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review [DOI]
  2. 2 Assessing the Potentials of Digitalization as a Tool for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development in Urban Centres [DOI]
  3. 3 Climate change and variability in Kenya: a review of impacts on agriculture and food security [DOI]
  4. 4 Farmers' Adaptation to Climate Change, Its Determinants and Impacts on Rice Yield in Nepal [DOI]
  5. 5 Climate Change Impacts on Water and Agriculture Sectors in Southern Africa: Threats and Opportunities for Sustainable Development [DOI]
  6. 6 An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability [DOI]
  7. 7 Combined influence of soil moisture and atmospheric evaporative demand is important for accurately predicting US maize yields [DOI]
  8. 8 Integration of mitigation and adaptation in urban climate change action plans in Europe: A systematic assessment [DOI]
  9. 9 Farmer Participation in Agri‐Environmental Schemes: Towards Conservation‐Oriented Thinking? [DOI]
  10. 10 Knowledge management practices in disaster management: Systematic review [DOI]
  11. 11 Integrated approaches to understanding and reducing drought impact on food security across scales [DOI]
  12. 12 Agricultural land conversion: Reviewing drought impacts and coping strategies [DOI]
  13. 13 Climate change impacts on household food security and adaptation strategies in southern Ethiopia [DOI]
  14. 14 Assessment of the sustainability of different cropping systems under three irrigation strategies in the North China Plain under climate change [DOI]
  15. 15 Impact of climate change on food security in Saudi Arabia: a roadmap to agriculture-water sustainability [DOI]
  16. 16 Group discussions on how to implement a participatory process in climate adaptation planning: a case study in Malaysia [DOI]
  17. 17 How Do Floods and Drought Impact Economic Growth and Human Development at the Sub-National Level in India? [DOI]
  18. 18 Societal Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change [DOI]
  19. 19 Climate Change, Effects and Adaptation Strategies; Implication for Agricultural Extension System in Nigeria [DOI]
  20. 20 Farmers’ decision to adopt watershed management practices in Gibe basin, southwest Ethiopia [DOI]
  21. 21 Determinants of household livelihood vulnerabilities to climate change in the himalayan foothills of West Bengal, India [DOI]
  22. 22 A systematic map of responses to climate impacts in urban Africa [DOI]
  23. 23 The effects of climatic variation on rice production in Sri Lanka [DOI]
  24. 24 Simulation of the impacts of climate change on phenology, growth, and yield of various rice genotypes in humid sub-tropical environments using AquaCrop-Rice [DOI]
  25. 25 Review on Impacts of Climate Change on Watershed Hydrology
  26. 26 DETERMINANTS OF CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS OF ARTISANAL FISHERS IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA [DOI]
  27. 27 CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF COLLECTIVE WATER MANAGEMENT IN RURAL JAPAN [DOI]
  28. 28 Intra-household roles and constraints in rice cropping systems in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria [DOI]
  29. 29 Farmers' Demand for Fertilizer in Sub-Saharan Africa [DOI]

Cited by 2

Impacts of credit constraints on adoption of risk management strategies and income of maize farmers in Northern Nigeria

Ayodeji Ogunleye, Mercy Olajumoke Akinloye, Ayodeji Kehinde · Agricultural Finance Review · 2024

Showing 1 of 2 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.

Related research

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

15

Page views

0

PDF downloads

1

Outbound clicks

2

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.