THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES ON FOOD CROP PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

• <p> <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS</b></p><p>&nbsp;Title page - - - - - - - - - - i&nbsp;</p><p>Approval page - - - - - - - - - ii&nbsp;</p><p>Certification - - - - - - - - - - iii&nbsp;</p><p>Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iv&nbsp;</p><p>Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - v&nbsp;</p><p>List of Tables - - - - - - - - - ix&nbsp;</p><p>List of Figure - - - - - - - - - - xii&nbsp;</p><p>Abstract - - - - - - - - - - xii&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• 1.0INTRODUCTION
• 1.1Background of the Study- - - - - - - - 1&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.2Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - 7&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.3Objectives of the Study - - - - - - - 9&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.4Hypotheses of the Study - - - - - - - - 10&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.5Justification of the Study - - - - - - - 11&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 1.6Limitation of the Study - - - - - - - 12&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• 2.0LITERATURE REVIEW
• 2.1Concept of Climate Change - - - - - - - 13&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.2Concept of Adaptation - - - - - - - 14&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.3Climatic trend in Nigeria - - - - - - - 18&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.4Conceptual Framework - - - - - - - 20&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.5Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Production - - - 22&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.6Agricultural Adaptation Strategies to climate change - - - 33</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.7Efficiency - - - - - - - - - 43&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 7.1Technical Efficiency - - - - - - - - 43&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 7.2Allocative or Price Efficiency - - - - - - 44&nbsp;</p><p>2.
• 7.3Profit Efficiency - - - - - - - - 44&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.8Production Frontier Measures - - - - - - 45</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.9Stochastic Frontier Analytical Technique of Efficiency Measurement - 46&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.10Econometric Approaches for Examining Factors Influencing Efficiency from Stochastic Frontier Analysis - - 48&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.11Production Efficiencies and their Determinants: Empirical Evidence - 49&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.12Factors Influencing Adoption of Agricultural Technologies and Management Practices - - - - - - - 56</p><p>&nbsp;
• 2.13Theoretical Framework - - - - - - 62&nbsp;</p><p>
• 2.14Analytical Framework - - - - - - - 64&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• 3.0METHODOLOGY
• 3.1The Study Area - - - - - - - - 77&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.2Sampling Technique - - - - - - - 78&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.3Data Collection - - - - - - - - 79&nbsp;</p><p>
• 3.4Data Analysis - - - - - - - - 80&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 4.1Likert-Type Rating technique- - - - - - - 80&nbsp;</p><p>3.
• 4.2Multivariate Discreet Choice Model - - - - - - 81</p><p>&nbsp;3.
• 4.3Stochastic Frontiers Model - - - - - - - 84&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.
• 3.1Stochastic Frontier Production Function - - - - - 84&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.3.2Stochastic Frontier Profit Function - - - - - - 86</p><p>&nbsp;3.
• 4.4Factor Analysis Model - - - - - - - 89&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• 4.0RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
• 4.1Socio-economic characteristics of food crop farmers - - - - 91</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.2Farming systems practiced by the respondents - - - - 96&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.3Climate change adaptation strategies used by food crop farmers - - 98&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.4Perception and awareness of climate change by the respondents - - - 101&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.5Factors that influence the choice of climate change adaptation strategies used by food crop farmers in Southwestern Nigeria - - - - 103</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.6Estimates for parameter estimates of stochastic average production and Cobb-Douglas models – - - - - - - - 118&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.7Technical efficiency estimates for food crop farmers in southwestern Nigeria- - - - - - - - - - 123&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.8The influence of climate change adaptation strategies on technical efficiency of food crop farmers in southwestern Nigeria - - - - 125&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.9Estimates for parameter estimates of stochastic average profit and Cobb-Douglas models - - - - - - - 1&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.10Profit efficiency estimates for food crop farmers in Southwestern Nigeria- - - - - - - - - - 134&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.11The influence of climate change adaptation strategies on profit efficiency of food crop farmers in Southwestern Nigeria - - - - 136&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.12Simulation of selected climate change adaptation strategies - - - 141&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.13Constraints to climate change adaptation by food crop farmers in Southwestern Nigeria - - - - - - - - 143</p><p>&nbsp;
• 4.14Constraints to climate change adaptation by food crop farmers in the savanna agro-ecological zone of southwestern Nigeria - - - - 146&nbsp;</p><p>
• 4.15Constraints to climate change adaptation by food crop farmers in the rainforest agro-ecological zone of southwestern Nigeria - - - 151&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• 5.0SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• 5.1Summary - - - - 155&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.2Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 160&nbsp;</p><p>
• 5.3Recommendations - - - - - - - - 161&nbsp;</p><p>Major contributions to knowledge - - - - - - 162&nbsp;</p><p>Areas of further research - - - - - - 162&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;REFERENCES - - - - - - - - - 164&nbsp;</p>