Table 5 General perception of farmers on climate change
Variables | Variables | Perception of change (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ondo | Ogun | Kwara | Over all | ||
Temperature generally | Same | 24.1 | 49.2 | 70.9 | 48.2 |
Warmer | 44.4 | 35.6 | 14.5 | 31.5 | |
Colder | 31.5 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 20.3 | |
Temperature of the coldest season | Same | 35.2 | 50.8 | 65.5 | 50.6 |
Warmer | 29.6 | 38.6 | 16.4 | 29.2 | |
Colder | 31.5 | 10.6 | 18.2 | 20.2 | |
Temperature of the hottest season | Same | 27.8 | 35.6 | 52.7 | 38.7 |
Warmer | 46.3 | 49.2 | 40 | 45.2 | |
Colder | 25.9 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 16.1 | |
Rain generally | Same | 20.8 | 23.7 | 50.9 | 31.5 |
Lower | 14.4 | 8.5 | 12.7 | 11.9 | |
Higher | 64.8 | 67.8 | 36.4 | 56.5 | |
Rain during rainy season | Same | 24.1 | 27.1 | 52.7 | 34.5 |
Lower | 12.9 | 5.1 | 14.5 | 10.7 | |
Higher | 63.0 | 67.8 | 32.7 | 54.8 | |
Rain during dry season | Same | 37.0 | 45.8 | 58.2 | 47.0 |
Lower | 20.4 | 10.1 | 16.4 | 15.5 | |
Higher | 42.6 | 44.1 | 25.5 | 37.5 | |
Extreme floods | Same | 25.9 | 18.6 | 50.9 | 31.5 |
Less frequent | 13.0 | 30.5 | 12.7 | 19.0 | |
More frequent | 42.6 | 44.1 | 20 | 35.7 | |
More intensive | 18.5 | 6.8 | 16.4 | 13.7 | |
Extreme drought | Same | 29.6 | 16.9 | 50.9 | 32.1 |
Less frequent | 42.6 | 27.1 | 25.5 | 31.5 | |
More frequent | 16.7 | 44.1 | 16.4 | 26.2 | |
More intensive | 11.2 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 10.1 | |
Rain onset | Same | 29.6 | 83.1 | 70.9 | 61.9 |
Earlier | 55.6 | 10.2 | 20.0 | 28.0 | |
Later | 14.8 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 10.1 | |
Rainy season duration | Same | 31.5 | 81.4 | 70.9 | 61.9 |
Shorter | 9.2 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 | |
Longer | 59.3 | 11.9 | 20 | 29.8 | |
Dry season duration | Same | 51.9 | 79.7 | 72.7 | 68.5 |
Shorter | 33.3 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 19.6 | |
Longer | 14.8 | 6.7 | 14.5 | 11.9 | |
Awareness of climate change | Yes | 81.5 | 88.1 | 81.8 | 83.9 |
No | 18.5 | 11.9 | 18.2 | 16.1 | |