Crop Farmers' Knowledge Level of Climate Change in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Nigeria

Developing Country Studies ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online) Vol 2, No. 7, 2012 Crop Farmers’ Knowledge Level of Climate Change in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kehinde Yewande Ogunleye 1 Department of Agricultural Econ 2 Department of... More

Developing Country Studies ISSN 2224-607X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0565 (Online) Vol 2, No. 7, 2012 Crop Farmers’ Knowledge Level of Climate Change in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kehinde Yewande Ogunleye 1 Department of Agricultural Econ 2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, * E-mail of the corresponding author Abstract This study was carried out to examine crop farmers’ knowledge level of climate change in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State of Nigeria. respondents for the study. Interview schedule was adopted in the collection of information from the sampled respondents. Data collected were presented with frequency distribution and percentages while the inferential statistics used was logit analysis. and 87. 1% of the farmers were married. Majority (55. 7%) the respondents had no formal education while large percentage (97. 1%) engaged in farming as their primary occupation. Th effects of climate change therefore, farmers adopted different Less