| Title: | Assessment Of Flooding Effects On Arable Crops Production In Ahoada West Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Author(s): | Jackson C.M., Adolphus G., Okuduwor A. A. & Chukuigwe O. |
| Abstract: | This study assessed effects of flood on small holder arable crop farmers in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Rivers state, Nigeria. The objectives of this study were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, identify the causes of flood, ascertain the perceived effects of flood incidence on arable crops farmers and examine the coping mechanism for flood incidence among the arable crop farmers in the study area. Using multi-stage sampling technique, data were collected from 135 respondents drawn from the study area. A set of questionnaire and interview schedules were used for the study. Data were analyzed using mean, percentages and graphs. The findings of the study showed that 25.9% of the sampled respondents were within the age bracket of 31-40 years. The male respondents were 35.6% while 64.4% were females, which showed that women were more involved in arable crop production. About 50.4% of the respondents were married, the respondents were literate with the majority 64.4% having secondary education and the least had primary education of about 13.3%. An average level of experience was about 6-10 years. The following coping mechanism for flooding were identified, these are: change in planting season, early planting, sand filling, building runoff and collection pits, elevating building, income diversification, building small bridge/creating flood water pathways, no dumping of refuse in gutters, making ridges and afforestation. The major identified causes of flood incidence were heavy rainfall, river overflow, dam failure, unusual high tides, broken embankments, climate change and global warming and farming on flood plain. Flooding has a very negative effect on arable crop production. The study recommends that the coping mechanism should be adopted to reduce the loss of arable crops and Government should send sanitary inspectors to sensitize and educate people on the implication of indiscriminate refuse disposal. |
| Keywords: | Assessment, Flooding, Small holder, Arable crop, Farmers |
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