The impacts of global climate change on agricultural production and food
security are serious source of worry to farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
This is because their economies mainly depend on agriculture which is
now affected by climate change catastrophes. The paper examines why
farmers find it difficult to adapt to climate change impacts. A multi-stage
random sampling technique was used in selecting 120 farmers that
participated in the study. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were
used in analyzing data. Major results show that the most difficult
challenges faced by farmers in adapting to climate change impacts in the
State were: lack of improved agricultural technologies, low adaptive
capacities, and unsustainable agricultural practices. Furthermore, a
framework for climate change adaptation shows that a mix of agronomic
best practices, technology and innovation development and institutional
and policy reforms were proposed as capable of improving farmers’
adaptation capacity to climate change. The paper concluded with the
recommendation that farmers’ adaptation capacities to climate change
need to be urgently strengthened by extension service so as to sustain
agricultural production and food security even in the event of climate
change.