Understanding impacts and barriers to adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices in North-Western Nigerian drylands

Nugun P. Jellason; John S. Conway; Richard N. Baines

doi:10.1080/1389224X.2020.1793787

Understanding impacts and barriers to adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices in North-Western Nigerian drylands

Nugun P. Jellason, John S. Conway, Richard N. Baines

TUIBS Leadership, Management & Human Resources

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Purpose: Empirical evidence suggests that climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices will promote resilience against climate change. We explored location-specific CSA practices and strategies for adoption in two communities (Zango and Kofa) in the North-Western Nigerian drylands. Design/methodology/approach: Mixed methods design was employed with thirty smallholders per community selected from a baseline study of 220 smallholders from the two study communities. Smallholders were engaged in a farmer participatory learning and action (PLA) on CSA adoption for resilience. Impacts of PLA were evaluated six months post-implementation and barriers for adoption explored. Findings: Pre- and post-PLA training indicated a change in confidence to adopt some CSA practices. Both communities showed greater confidence (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-72
Journal	Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2020.1793787
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2021

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