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Perception Of Farmers On The Effect Of Climate Change On Farm Produce
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1.6SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study reversals the factors responsible for climate change and the effects they have on farm produce.
The research relates the basic problems encountered by farmers on farm produce through climate change.
The
research reveals alternative models as adaptation options that can be
utilized and experimented by farmers in counteracting climate change on
farm produce. The study shows the interrelationship of climate change
and the problems of farmers on agricultural produce.
The study will
reveal how climate change affect the various crops in farming system and
the means that can be adopted to prevent any further damage on such
crops.
The study will relate variably that climate change can pose
storage on farm produce thereby affecting the marketing system of
agricultural out put and lead to high cost per unit of produce.
Farmers,
agricultural scientists, food technologists, scientists and teachers
will device possible solution from this study as a reference materials
in tackling and counteracting climate change on farm produce.
The
research serves as a resource knowledge to government in taking
necessary steps towards responding to climate change and maintain
technology standard in agricultural sector in Nigeria.
1.7SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The
study is limited to Lagos State Agricultural Supply Input Authority of
Ojo Local District Area of Lagos State. A selection of sixty (60)
respondents will be made randomly by the researcher. These respondents
include male and female alike. They shall be used for collecting
respondence as data fro the study.
The researcher was confronted by major constraints to carry out this research and they include:
Financial
problems, stress, energy wasted by the researcher. And the long
distance to be covered and also the pains in selecting and meeting the
respondence to gather useful information for the study.
1.8DEFINITION OF TERMS
Farmer: A person who grows field crops and or manages orchards or vineyards or raises livestock or poultry.
Agriculture: refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry and poultry keeping.
Farm: A field, for planting crops and harvesting them and also a place meant for raising livestock.
Forestry: the science or practice of planting and taking care of tress and forest.
Climate: The regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place.
Weather: A set of all the phenomena occurring in a given atmosphere at a given time.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The research was carried out based on the perception of farmers of the effect of climate change on farm produce.The aim of the study was to identify various climatic factors that can affect farming system which include sunrise (hot temperature), winter, equinox, rainfall, summer, coldness, wind etc and also places where lakes, rivers ocean / sea, stream, rocks/ hills forest etc are available .Critically, the study revealed that rainfall and dry season are the common features in Nigerian climat ... Continue reading---
