Agroforestry Practice As Adaptation Tools To Climate Change Hazards in Itu Lga, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Dr. Ekpo

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Dr. Ekpo

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Agroforestry, climate change, adaptation measures, rural farmers

Abstract

Agriculture is the human enterprise that is most vulnerable to climate change. Tropical agriculture, particularly subsistence agriculture is particularly vulnerable, as smallholder farmers do not have adequate resources to adapt to climate change. While agroforestry may play a significant role in mitigating the atmospheric accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG), it also has a role to play in helping smallholder farmers to adapt to climate change. A combination of participatory approaches including structured questionnaire, household survey, focus group discussions and field survey was conducted in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. Climatic elements of rainfall, relative humidity and temperature were collected from Uyo Meteorological Station, Akwa Ibom for 30 years. The study was aimed at ascertaining changes in climate pattern and contribution of agroforestry to the adaptation in the study area. Rainfall shows a decreasing trend of -1.32mm/year. Temperature and relative humidity showed increasing trend of 0.6430C/ year and 0.13 percent year respectively .

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Agroforestry Practice As Adaptation Tools To Climate Change Hazards in Itu Lga, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. (2012). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 12(B11), 27-36. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/433

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