Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria

Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria

Abstract Climate change effects are threats to attainment of sustainable development goals, therefore its perception by male and female farmers is crucial for adaptation purpose. This study investigated gender perceived effects of climate change in Ogun and Ekiti State southwest Nigeria. Multi-stage...

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Main Author: Dr Kehinde Oluwaseye Ogunjinmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University
Subjects:
keywords: agriculture
development
environment
impacts
vulnerable
Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=129653
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spelling doaj-363195ce74e94eeca2cf6b48c4e31ce92021-06-15T05:29:49ZengBangladesh Agricultural University Research SystemJournal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University1810-30302020-12-011841054106410.5455/JBAU.129653129653Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest NigeriaDr Kehinde Oluwaseye Ogunjinmi0Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State. 2Abstract Climate change effects are threats to attainment of sustainable development goals, therefore its perception by male and female farmers is crucial for adaptation purpose. This study investigated gender perceived effects of climate change in Ogun and Ekiti State southwest Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to randomly select 358 male and 222 female farmers. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data and analysed with frequency counts, means, percentages, Chi square, Pearsons Product Moment Correlation, t-test, regression and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Increased pest and disease outbreak, and decreased agricultural yield were perceived as the most significant effects of climate changes. The study reveals that significant differences (p [J Bangladesh Agril Univ 2020; 18(4.000): 1054-1064]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=129653keywords: agriculturedevelopmentenvironmentimpactsvulnerable
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author Dr Kehinde Oluwaseye Ogunjinmi
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Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria
Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University
keywords: agriculture
development
environment
impacts
vulnerable
author_facet Dr Kehinde Oluwaseye Ogunjinmi
author_sort Dr Kehinde Oluwaseye Ogunjinmi
title Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria
title_short Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria
title_full Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria
title_fullStr Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Gender Perceived Effects of Climate Change in Farming Communities of Ekiti and Ogun States Southwest Nigeria
title_sort gender perceived effects of climate change in farming communities of ekiti and ogun states southwest nigeria
publisher Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System
series Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University
issn 1810-3030
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Abstract Climate change effects are threats to attainment of sustainable development goals, therefore its perception by male and female farmers is crucial for adaptation purpose. This study investigated gender perceived effects of climate change in Ogun and Ekiti State southwest Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to randomly select 358 male and 222 female farmers. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data and analysed with frequency counts, means, percentages, Chi square, Pearsons Product Moment Correlation, t-test, regression and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Increased pest and disease outbreak, and decreased agricultural yield were perceived as the most significant effects of climate changes. The study reveals that significant differences (p [J Bangladesh Agril Univ 2020; 18(4.000): 1054-1064]
topic keywords: agriculture
development
environment
impacts
vulnerable
url http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=129653
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