Vol.1, No1, June,2023-Article-4

ABSTRACT:

Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is one key agricultural development approach aimed at sustainably increasing productivity. Worldwide emphasis has been placed on designing approaches with regard to the needs of sustainable development. This study entails the assessment of Climate Smart Farming System (CSFS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Data was collected using an informed questionnaire to determine the extent of farmers' adoption of Climate Smart Farming System in Gwagwalada (GWA), Kwali (KWA) and Abuja Municipal(AMAC) Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The result showed that a large proportion of respondents (82%) did not know about Climate Change although about 94.7% of them noticed changes in rainfall pattern and rise in temperature over a long period. All these farmers(94.7%) were not aware of most of the CSFS practices and so, adoption of Climate Smart practices is very low (5.3%) in these areas. Farmers, due to changes in temperature and rainfall, made changes to their farming systems by practicing crop rotation, early planting, mixed cropping, planting of trees, cover cropping to mitigate the effects. Sustainable agriculture will require a wider societal change towards appreciating the balance between agriculture and environmental change. Based on these findings, it is recommended that efforts such as sensitization campaigns, training and supportive programs on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) be made to encourage farmers in the study area to adopt Climate Smart agricultural practices as a whole.