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Climate Change Adaptive Livelihood Diversiﬁcation Strategies and Food Security of Crop Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria

Authors: BALOGUN Olubunmi

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Nigerian Agricultural Journal

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Climate change has reduced farm output, food availability and food security (FS) among crop farming
households (CFHHs) in Nigeria. Diversifying livelihood activities to cope with climate change may improve FS,
although, literature is limited on the relationship between climate change adaptive livelihoods (CCAL) and food
security. Hence, CCAL of crop farming households in rural Oyo state, Nigeria and its effects on their FS were
assessed. Primary data was collected through a multi-stage sampling technique, using semi-structured
questionnaire, from 260 CFHHs. Descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, Herfindahl–Simpson
diversification index, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke FS measure, Tobit and logit regression models were used for data
analysis. Results show that most CFHH heads were male (83%) and married (75.4%). Mean age was 58 years,
while household size was five members. Majority (57.7%) of CFHH heads had a high perception of climate
change, but did not diversify their livelihoods (58.1%), while the mean diversification index was 0.42. Most
common CCAL was soil testing (16.5%), followed by agro-marketing (7.7%). Formal education, primary
occupation as trading and artisan, and access to credit significantly influenced the extent of CCAL undertaken by
the CFHHs. Food security line was ₦1186.153 and 50.4% of the CFHHs were food insecure. Diversifying into
CCAL, being a male-headed household, having formal education, being married, trading as a secondary
occupation and change-in-income after diversification improved food security. Hence, climate change adaptive
livelihoods should be encouraged among crop farming households to improve food security.

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BALOGUN,O. . (2022). Climate Change Adaptive Livelihood Diversiﬁcation Strategies and Food Security of Crop Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria, 53 (2), 289-289.

BALOGUN,O. . "Climate Change Adaptive Livelihood Diversiﬁcation Strategies and Food Security of Crop Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria" 53, no (2), (2022): 289-289.

BALOGUN,O. and . (2022). Climate Change Adaptive Livelihood Diversiﬁcation Strategies and Food Security of Crop Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria, 53 (2), pp289-289.

BALOGUNO, . Climate Change Adaptive Livelihood Diversiﬁcation Strategies and Food Security of Crop Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria. 2022, 53 (2):289-289.

BALOGUN,Olubunmi , . "Climate Change Adaptive Livelihood Diversiﬁcation Strategies and Food Security of Crop Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria", 53 . 2 (2022) : 289-289.

B.Olubunmi , "Climate Change Adaptive Livelihood Diversiﬁcation Strategies and Food Security of Crop Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria" vol.53, no.2, pp. 289-289, 2022.

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