@article{H._Mumuni_Abubakari_2020, title={FACTORS INFLUENCING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO COPE WITH CLIMATE VARIABILITY: A STUDY OF MAIZE FARMERS IN MION DISTRICT OF NORTHERN GHANA}, volume={7}, url={https://udsijd.org/index.php/udsijd/article/view/440}, DOI={10.47740/440.UDSIJD6i}, abstractNote={<p>The study seeks to examine the factors that influence the choice of climate variability adaptation strategies employed by<br />maize farmers in the Mion District of the Northern Region of Ghana. Based on unfavourable climate experience, maize<br />farmers in Ghana including farmers in the Mion District of the Northern region of Ghana, have been introduced to climate<br />variability adaptation strategies to increase the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate variability. The study used a<br />multi-stage sampling technique to select 140 household respondents for the study. Ordered logit regression model was<br />applied to identify factors influencing the choice of climate variability adaptation strategies. The findings revealed that the<br />smallholder farmers in the district practice a range of climate variability adaptation strategies, which include changing<br />planting dates, improved maize varieties, inorganic fertilizer application, making ridges, and diversifying into non-farm<br />activities. The ordered probit model results revealed that the factors influencing farmers’ choice of climate variability<br />adaptation strategies include age, gender, income level, level of education of household head and membership of FBO. The<br />study recommends policy focus on the adaptive capacity of maize farmers through input subsidy, access to credit,<br />encouraging farmers to form groups, and sensitization of farmers on climate variability and climate change.</p><p><strong>Keywords: Climate Variability, Adaptation Strategies, Influential Factors, Maize Farming,</strong><br /><strong>Extension Services</strong></p>}, number={1}, journal={UDS International Journal of Development}, author={H., Adam and Mumuni, E. and Abubakari, A.}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={296–306} }