Effect of climate change adaptation on food security of farming households in Nigeria

Ing. MSc. B.Sc. Mustapha Yakubu Madaki

Disertační práce

Abstract:

The aim of the study is to document the climate change awareness among farmers, adaptation strategies adopted, relationship between the adoption and their food security which will turn to policy recommendations that will create climate change awareness where necessary and promote the adoption of copping and climate change adaptation which will enhance farmers’ food security. Six states will be selected out of thirty-seven states purposively, 1,080 farming households were selected randomly and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Climate change awareness, Logistic regression, Poisson regression, and Endogenous Switching Regression will be used in the data analysis. The study will document the climate change knowledge and awareness among farmers, adaptation strategies adopted, the impact of the adaptation on faming households' food security which will turn to policy recommendations that will create climate change awareness where necessary and promote the adoption of copping and climate change adaptation which will enhance farmer’s food security.

Keywords

Climate change awareness, Climate change adaptation strategies, Agricultural insurance, Livestock climate change adaptation, Food security

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 4. 7. 2023

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: doc. Ing. Miroslava Bavorová, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Drini Imami, externi, Harald Kaechele, externi, Jaroslav Pražan, externi

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta tropického zemědělství

Doktorský studijní program / obor:
Zemědělská specializace / Sustainable Rural Development in TS