TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ON CROP PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA

Nigeria is seen as one of the poorest countries among developing countries in the world as a result of poverty and the effects of climate change today. This is attributed to the impacts of climate change on agriculture due to the fact that agriculture is known to be the bedrock of the economy of Nigeria. However, the study looks into technologies for managing climate change for sustainable development on crop production in Nigeria. Hence, this study delves into climate change, the menace of climate change on crop production leading to low productivity, poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria. The study further examined sustainable development agriculture and its environment, stating that technologies are always involved in sustainable agriculture. There are cordial relationships between sustainable agriculture and the environment in the advent of climate change today. Conclusively, the study suggested technologies that can be used to manage climate change of which some are near, short and long term for sustainable crop production in Nigeria. Bedsides, mitigating and adaptation was also considered effective in managing climate change from the abundant literature reviewed while reducing the anthropogenic activities for sustainable agriculture. The articles recommend that adoptions of technologies at several levels will help in managing climate change; traditional, modern and the most highly sophisticated technologies.