Research
question 1
What are the impacts of climate change on
Agriculture in Ebonyi State
Table
1:
Mean rating and standard deviation on
the impact of climate change on Agriculture in Ebonyi State.
In
Table 1 above, all items nos. 1-11, have their means above the mean cutoff of
2.50 and their grand mean is 2.88. These means reveal that actually, climate
change has an effect on agricultural production.
Research Question 2.
What
are the farmer’s strategies to adapting to climate change in Ebonyi State?
Table 2: Mean ratings and standard deviation on the farmer’s
strategies to adapting climate change in Ebonyi State.
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 S/N
Farmers Strategies to Adapting Climate Change X SD Remark |
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12
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Use of irrigation method
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3.52
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0.28
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Agree
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13
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Early planting early maturing varieties
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3.10
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0.22
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Agree
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14
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Use of drainage method
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2.53
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0.21
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Agree
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15
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Use of high resistance varieties
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3.18
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0.24
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Agree
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16
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Practicing Mix-farming
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2.77
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0.21
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Agree
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17
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Making ridges across
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2.63
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0.20
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Agree
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18
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Use of winter plowing
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2.58
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0.2
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Agree
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19
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Timing of Harvest
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2.81
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0.21
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Agree
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20
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Rearing livestock under shade
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2.73
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0.21
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Agree
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2.87
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-
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Agree
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