Title: Gender analysis of land ownership influence on climate smart agriculture adoption among farming households in Nigeria

Authors: Sarah Edore Edewor; Adebayo Musediku Shittu; Ibukun James Olaoye

Addresses: Department of Agriculture and Food Policy, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ojoo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria ' Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management Federal, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria ' Department of Agriculture and Food Policy, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ojoo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract: This study assessed how land ownership influenced climate smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) adoption among farmers based on gender in Nigeria. The study utilised secondary data obtained from 1,374 maize and/or rice-producing households across six out of the seven agro-ecological zones in Nigeria. Multivariate probit regression and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. The results revealed the adoption of the CSAPs is generally low, although adoption was higher among the male heads as compared to the female heads. Interestingly, social capital and nativity but not land ownership and gender significantly affected the adoption of the four practices. Even though there were gender differences in land ownership, land tenure, and property rights, other factors may likely be the drivers of CSAPs adoption. The study proposes driving gender sensitive policies to increase the adoption of climate smart agriculture among farmers in Nigeria.

Keywords: climate change; land ownership; gender; climate smart agriculture; adoption; Nigeria.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSAMI.2023.129860

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 2023 Vol.9 No.2, pp.159 - 181

Received: 19 Aug 2022
Accepted: 26 Sep 2022
Published online: 31 Mar 2023 *

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