ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE AMONG YOUTHS IN KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA

This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) among
youths in Kebbi State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was utilized to select youth
farmers from the population. The purposive selection of all four agricultural zones in Kebbi
State was based on their level of involvement in farming activities. The Raosoft sample size
calculator was employed to obtain a sample size of 342, at a 95% confidence level. Descriptive
statistical techniques were used to describe and summarize the collected data. The findings
revealed that the majority of respondents were male (92.1%), married (74.3%), and possessed
between 6 and 10 years of farming experience. Moreover, most respondents (61.4%) did not
have access to extension services, access to loans (72.8%), and had not attended any CSA
training (72.8%). The major constraints to CSA knowledge among youth farmers were identified
as lack of adequate extension services (????̅ = 2.47), lack of supportive government policies (????̅ =
2.66), while insufficient financial resources (????̅ = 1.93) were perceived as the most significant
challenge. The study concluded that the level of CSA knowledge among the respondents is low.
It recommended that policymakers consider providing adequate access to extension services,
financial resources, and clear government policies that support CSA training to improve their
knowledge of CSA to effectively address the knowledge gaps in CSA among youths.