Effects of Flood on Food Crop Production and the Adaptive Measures among Smallholder Farmers in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Flooding, Adaptive Measures, Food crop, ProductionAbstract
The analysis of the effects of flood on food crop production and the adaptive measures among smallholder farmers was carried out in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In order to achieve the set objectives, purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting 380 food
crop farmers for the study. The instrument for data collection is structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Chi square. Results show that majority (73.1%) of respondents were male, while 67% were between the age of 21-40 years. The level of education of
the respondents indicates that about (58%) had at least primary school education. Majority of the respondents (93%) were prone to flood, while 96% normally experience flood in at least every five years. The study also shows that, above 50% of respondents were affected by loss of soil nutrients;
erosion, damage to road and other infrastructures, food insecurity, and poverty, while 96% of the respondent agreed that planting of vegetation, proper drainage, prevention of soil erosion and building dams, water ways and canals were adopted by the smallholder farmers as adaptation and
control measures. It recommended that, the extension agents should disseminate information and also make available improved varieties of plant and animal species which the farmer could use in combating flood effects.
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