Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic and social
impacts on Nigeria, particularly on rural farmers whose livelihoods depend largely on
rainfall. This study therefore investigated the factors responsible for the choices of
adaptation employed by cassava farmers in the study area. The study examined the
adaptation choices of respondents from the two agro-ecological zones in Ekiti State. Data
were collected and analyzed from a total of 40 respondents from each agro-ecological zone.
Descriptive statistics and multinomial logit regression analysis were used to analyse the
collected data. The study examines how cassava farmer perceptions correspond with climate
data recorded at meteorological stations of Ekiti State. The statistical analysis of the climate
data reveals that temperature and rainfall are increasing. The perceptions of farmer on
temperature were in line with recorded climate data but contrary with that of rainfall which
were perceived to be decreasing by the farmers. The respondents identified inadequate funds
and climate information as the major constraints to adaptation. The study therefore
concluded that educational level, farming experience, access to extension services, household
size, access to climate information and household farm income are major factors statistically
affecting choice of climate adaptation using multinomial logit regression.
Government policies and investment strategies must support the factors highlighted
above in order to rescue the poor cassava farmers from the danger of climate change.