Volume 11, Issue 30, July - December, 2025

Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Micheal Ige Ediabia EDABA¹, Adeyinka Richard AROYEHUN^2♦, Patrick Oyintonbra OLOGIDI¹

¹Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Africa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
²Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

^♦Corresponding author
Adeyinka Richard AROYEHUN, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This research examines the elements influencing the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) techniques among arable crop farmers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Using a multistage sample strategy, data were obtained from one hundred twenty (120) and ninety-six (96) arable crop producers using structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models. According to descriptive statistics, the farmers' average age was 51.67 years, 77.1% were married, with a mean household size of six people and a mean agricultural experience of 20.1 years. The majority (89.6%) were aware that climate change has an influence on arable farming, and a majority (72.9%) also used CSA methods such as mulching, crop rotation, water management, etc. Using Tolerance and Variance Inflation Factor settings, the results show no indication of multicollinearity. The result of logit regression model shows that marital status (0.844, p = 0.000), education level (-0.065, p = 0.000), access to extension services (0.458, p = 0.001), farm size (0.664, p = 0.000), association membership (0.543, p = 0.000), cost of CSA (-0.541, p = 0.000), flooding (0.494, p = 0.000), and drought (0.721, p = 0.000). In addition, about 61.4% of the arable crop farmers agreed that adoption of CSA practices enhances farming output. Regardless of an extensive awareness and comprehension, the level of adoption remain subjacent as a result of financial limitations, insufficient high-tech provision, and infrastructure impediments. In order to boost the adoption of CSA approaches, the research recommends extension services delivery should be improved, financial accessibility should be enhanced, rural infrastructure should be improved, and farmer education should be increased. These actions are essential for furthering arable crop sustainability, fostering farmers' resistance to climate change, and guarantees food security.

Keywords: Arable crops, climate change, CSA, food security, logit model, VIF

Climate Change, 2025, 11(30), e9cc3119

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Published: 07 August 2025