DETERMINANTS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PRACTICES (CCAPS) AMONG FARMERS IN DUTSIN-MA AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

The study was carried out in Dutsin-Ma agricultural zone of Katsina state, Nigeria. A total of 281 registered farmers were randomly drawn from three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the zone. Data were collected using a well-structured questionnaire administered to the selected respondents. Both descriptive statistics (frequency distributions, percentages, and means) and inferential statistics (Tobit regression) were used to analyse the data collected. The findings revealed that, majority (85.7%) of the respondents were males with a mean age of about 44 years. Majority (82.0%) were married with a mean household size of six persons, while more than half (57.1%) had farm size between 1-3 hectares, with a mean farming experience of about 15 years. Majority (63.6%) had extension contact, while more than half (55.8%) belonged to cooperative societies. Drought-resistant varieties (73.3%), use of organic fertilizers (65.4%), and agroforestry (45.2%) were some of the adaptation strategies adopted by the respondents. Access to credit (P=<0.000), extension contact (P=<0.000), cooperative membership (P=<0.000), income diversification (P=<0.035), and educational level (P=<0.024) were found to be statistically significant factors determining the adoption of climate change adaptation practices by the respondents.The study therefore recommended that; climate change adaptation infrastructure should be provided by government and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector to farmers at affordable prices to enable their access with ease andextension services should be further intensified to provide the necessary training and other services needed by farmers, government and private extension service providers should be made to enforce this.