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Abstract
This study was carried out on the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resource Availability and Agricultural Productivity in Samban Gida, Kwoi, Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. To achieve this objective, the researcher developed and administered a questionnaire on one hundred and twenty selected individuals within the case study. The Chi-square was used in testing the null hypothesis. From the study, the analysis indicates a strong awareness among farmers in Samban Gida that climate change reduces water availability for farming activities, which has serious implications for agricultural productivity, livelihoods, and local food security. The result demonstrates that climate change, through its effect on rainfall patterns, poses a major threat to sustainable agriculture and farmer livelihoods in the study area. the finding underscores the direct link between climate change, water scarcity, and agricultural output, emphasizing that without intervention, food security and farmers livelihoods will remain under serious threat. These findings align with existing literature, where climate change has been linked to increasing temperature variability, reduced rainfall, and prolonged dry spells in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Northern Nigeria (IPCC, 2021; NEMA, 2023). the results emphasize that climate change is a pressing agricultural challenge in Samban Gida, threatening food security, household income, and rural livelihoods. The findings reveal that the majority of farmers believe that climate change, manifested in rising temperatures and irregular rainfall, has a direct negative impact on crop yield and farm productivity
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Copyright © 2025 Emmanuel Handan Umaru, Moses Simon, Shaiki Ayetop Micah. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
