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Cost of Climate change Hazards on Livelihood Capitals of Farmers in Coastal Communities of Delta State of Nigeria

International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2022
Climate change comes with hazards that impose cost on livelihood capitals that are very important to agriculture in particular and the economy in general. This study was aimed at eliciting evidence of Climate change and it’s associated hazards and estimating monetary cost of the hazards on livelihood capitals with a view to making recommendations that ...
Adjekota Owhofasa Paul, Rosemary Ngozi Okoh   +1 more
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Drivers of Crop Diversification: Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Delta State Nigeria

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2021
Smallholder farmers in southern Nigeria have relied on the cultivation of cassava, yam, maize and plantain for their livelihood for generations. However, with rising climate variability and soil degradation, many farmers are adopting crop diversification
Odjuvwuederhie Emmanuel Inoni, Bayero Sule Gani, Elizabeth Sabo   +2 more
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Relative abundance of Osteolaemus tetraspis in Uwa, Edumanom and Ogbe-Ijaw bushmeat markets in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria [PDF]

BMC Zoology
The dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis is globally listed as Vulnerable, yet remains heavily harvested across West and Central Africa particularly in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. This study assessed the spatio-temporal variation in the relative abundance
Israel O. Ogorode, Edore E. Ito, Obemeata E. Oriakpono, Ijeoma F. Vincent-Akpu, Bolaji B. Babatunde, Francis D. Sikoki   +5 more
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Assessment of Fish Farmers�� Livelihood and Poverty Status in Delta State, Nigeria [PDF]

Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, 2014
Despite the potentials of Nigeria in fish production, domestic fish production has failed to meet the national demand, making Nigeria a net importer of fish. Hence, this study assessed the livelihood and poverty status of fish farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 90 fish farmers across the State.
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Analysis of the effects of microfinance banks loans on the livelihood of small-holder farmers in Delta State, Nigeria

Economic Affairs, 2016
The paper assessed farmer's perception of the effects of microfinance banks loans on their livelihood using both primary and secondary data. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used in drawing a sample size of 750 respondent farmers and 15 microfinance banks.
Enimu Solomon, Igiri Juliana, Achike I. Antonia   +2 more
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Oil, Conflicts, and Political Economy of Migration in Africa: The Nigeria’s Niger Delta Experience [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2023
In most African countries, especially Nigeria, migration is driven by economic hardship, unemployment, poverty, and the search for greener pastures overseas.
Victor Ojakorotu
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Climate change vulnerability mapping across ecological zones in Delta State, Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Climate Services, 2022
The nature of various ecologies partly determines how vulnerable regions and localities are to climate change. In developing countries, the low level of technological innovations required to adapt effectively and high reliance on nature for livelihood ...
Verere S. Balogun, Andrew G. Onokerhoraye   +1 more
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The Triple Challenge: Food Security and Vulnerabilities of Fishing and Farming Households in Situations Characterized by Increasing Conflict, Climate Shock, and Environmental Degradation

Land, 2022
As conflict, climate shocks, and land/water degradation—the “triple challenge”—continue to exert increasing pressure upon fishing and farming livelihoods in many developing countries, a need exists to better understand how differential vulnerabilities ...
Chinasa S. Onyenekwe, Uche T. Okpara, Patience I. Opata, Irene S. Egyir, Daniel B. Sarpong   +4 more
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Assessment of Fish Farmers in Delta State, Nigeria: Livelihoods Strategies

Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 2020
The study assessed the fish farmers’ livelihood in Camp 74 community, Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State. The study focused on the farmer’s socioeconomic profile, contribution of fish farming to fish farmers’ livelihood status, challenges of fish farming and strategies employed by fish farmers in tackling challenges.
Ovharhe OGHENERO, Albert OFUOKU, Francis NWACHI, Markson OSEKETE   +3 more
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Migration among Farmers in Delta State, Nigeria: Is it a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy?

Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, 2022
Objective: The study has the purpose of evaluating the nexus between climate change and migration of farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. The influence exerted by cognitive situations and climate – driven stress on farmers’ decisions to migrate and the ...
Albert Ukaro Ofuoku, Davina Okompu
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