Assessment of Cashew Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change in Oyo State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.51459/jostir.2026.2.1.0306Keywords:
Cashew nuts, Climate change, Farmers, Vulnerability indexAbstract
An assessment of farmers' vulnerability and their cashew output are required because of the variation in climate components. It hampers farmers’ productivity and means of livelihoods. The main objective of the research work is to assess the cashew farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in Oyo state, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to collect data. A sample size of 120 cashew farmers was obtained. Ogbomosho and Ibadan/Ibarapa Agricultural zones were purposive selected for being cashew grown zones. Descriptive statistics was used to analysis socioeconomic characteristics and adaptation methods adopted by the farmers. Climate Compost Vulnerability Index (CCVI) was adopted to assess the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) of the two zones. The findings showed that most (75.8%) of the cashew farmers were male and most (59.2%) were married. 67.5% obtained secondary education and 60.8% were within 51-60 years with a mean age of 55 years. Most (38.4%) of the respondents adopted improved seed variety. The Composite Climate Change Vulnerability Index revealed that cashew farmers’ in Ogbomosho Agricultural Zone (0.319) are more vulnerable than their counterparts in Ibadan/Ibarapa Agricultural Zone (0.213). A high degree of exposure capability recorded might be associated with poor and insufficient adaptability. The Ogbomosho Agricultural Zone's cashew farmers increased vulnerability was mostly caused by improper monitoring, insufficient information distribution and poor adaptation for good developmental planning. It is recommended that extension officers should be proactive to their duties and proper distribution of any available adaptive measures put in place by the public and development agencies.
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