Abstract
There are indications in the literature that empirical studies that examined the impact of climate information on welfare of fish farmers are significantly lacking. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the impact of climate information services and sources on the income and food insecurity status of fish farmers in Southwest, Nigeria. The sampling procedure that involved multiple stages was employed in the selection of 336 aquaculture fish farmers. The harvested data were analysed using multinomial endogenous treatment effects (METE) model. The study identified weather forecast, early warning, and credit source of fingerlings as the prominent climate information services, while family and friends, farmers’ association, radio, television, and mobile phones were identified as the common climate information sources used by aquaculture fish farmers in the study area. The results further show that major significant drivers of the climate information services and sources are age, gender, household size, education, cooperative membership, extension visits credit constraints and climate change awareness. Also, it was discovered that all the identified climate information services and sources significantly increased income from aquaculture production and reduced food insecurity among the aquaculture fish farmers. Another important finding is that use of multiple climate information services and sources gave higher benefits compared to the use of individual climate information services and sources. It is therefore recommended that there should be formulation of policies that support and encourage the use of climate information services among aquaculture fish farmers.
Presenters
Lawrence Olusola OparindePostdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Agricultural Policy and Markets, Department of Agricultural Markets, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Assessing Impacts in Diverse Ecosystems
KEYWORDS
Aquaculture, Fish, METE, Climate Information, Services, Sources
