Knowledge, Attitude and At-Risk Behaviour of Commercial Farmers towards Global Warming in Oyo State, Nigeria
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2022-12
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Lead City University
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The negative consequences of global warming have debilitating effects on human and environment. Due to some unfavourable practices that are associated with livestock and crop productions, the world is experiencing worsening air quality, rising temperatures and increased frequency of extreme weather events. In spite of this, previous studies concentrated on diverse population in relation to global warming, such as students, civil servants; with little concentration on famers, particularly commercial farmers. This study therefore, examined knowledge, attitude and at-risk behaviour of commercial farmers towards global warming in Oyo State, Nigeria. Milankovitch theory and Health Belief Model were used. Cross-sectional research design was used. Commercial farmers who engaged in livestock and crop productions served as the population of the study. Multistage sampling procedure (disproportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques) was used to select a total of three hundred and thirty three (333) respondents. A self-developed and validated questionnaire was used as the instrument for the study. The descriptive and inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Analysis of Variance were used for the analysis. The results showed that the level of knowledge of global warming among commercial farmers in Oyo State was high (75.1%), while attitude (19.0%) and at-risk behaviour (36.6%) were negative. There was a significant weak negative relationship between knowledge and attitude towards global warming among commercial farmers in Oyo State. (r=-0.494, p<0.05). Also, there was a significant moderate negative relationship between knowledge and at-risk behaviour towards global warming (r=-0.585, p<0.05). There were significant differences in knowledge (F(3,329)=9.811; p<0.05), attitude (F(3,329)=8.123; p<0.05) and at-risk behaviour (F(3,329)=10.904; p<0.05) towards global warming among commercial farmers in Oyo State, based on educational qualification. Periodic sensitization programme should therefore, be organised for commercial farmers on knowledge, attitude and at-risk behaviour towards global warming.
Keywords: Commercial Farmers, Knowledge, Attitude and At-risk Behaviour towards Global Warming.
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Kate Turabian