Document Type : Review Paper
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1 Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria
2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
Abstract
Agricultural practices have been affected by climate variability which is a global issue that Smallholder Arable crop farmers must tackle for increased productivity. This study assessed factors influencing the use of indigenous technology for mitigating the effect of climate change and specifically identify indigenous technologies used for mitigating climate change among arable crop farmers and isolated and categorized variables that influenced the use of indigenous technology to mitigate climate variability. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 340 respondents who are arable crop farmers. Data collected were factor analyzed, results showed that four factors were loaded and named as personal characteristics factor, interpersonal relationship factor, institutional factor and educational related factor. Factor 1 accounted for 25.62% of the variance in the benefit of indigenous technologies and was labeled “Personal Characteristics, factor 2 explained 20.96% and was labeled "Interpersonal Relationships, factor 3 an institutional factor, contributed approximately 12.81%, factor 4 related to education, contributed about 8.48%. It was concluded that the four critical factors that influence indigenous technology utilization among arable crop farmers were personal characteristics, interpersonal, institutional and educational factors. Therefore, it was recommended that any effort to mitigate climate change through indigenous technology must focus on the above factors in designing any programe for effectiveness. Government and researchers can take advantage of this recommendations to have a fruitful effort in the mitigation strategies for climate change.
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