Assessment of Poor Resource Farmers’ Level of Awareness on Climate Change and Adaptation/Mitigation Strategies in Some Selected Rural Areas in Oyo State, Southwest, Nigeria

Abstract

Climate change is a phenomenon that is currently in dire need of a wide range of publicity and other measures in order to adapt and mitigate its effect on the society. This study examined the level of climate change awareness among the poor resource farmers in some selected local government areas of Oyo state. A well structured questionnaire titled "Climate Change Awareness Questionnaire (CCAQ)" was administered on a sample of 240 households. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools such as frequency counts and percentage as well as cross table analysis. Findings indicated that the level of climate change awareness was generally low among the resource poor farmers.

Keywords: Climate change, Awareness, Adaptation strategies, Mitigation strategies.