Climate Change Adaptation in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector
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Laura Schmitt-Olabisi, Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, Robert Onyeneke, Onyinye Choko, Bukola Osuntade, Awa Sanou, Udita Singa, Stella Chude Chiemela, 2019. Climate Change Adaptation in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector, Food Security Policy Rsearch Brief 91, East Lansing: Michigan State University.
Key Findings
- There is no ‘silver bullet’ technology which will solve the problem of climate adaptation
- Nigerian farmers and communities are already implementing climate adaptation practices
- Climate adaptation efforts should draw on principles of resilience to be more effective
- Effective climate adaptation will require coordination across multiple sectors of the Nigerian economy and society