Drivers of Environmental Threats and Influence on Farming Activities of Arable Crop Farmers in Kano State, Nigeria

Farming activities in sub - Saharan Africa encounter sundry challenges that culminate in pooryield performance. This study examines the determinants of environmental threats on the farming activities of arable crop farmers in Kano state Nigeria. A multi - stage sampling technique was employed to select 100 respondents for the study with the aid of well - structured and pre - tested questionnaire. Descriptive analysis of the Age of the farmer reveals that majority (29%) of the arable farmers fall within 37 - 45 years of age while 27% of them were between 19 - 27 years. Sex of the farmers in risk aversion categories was negatively significant (Pless than0.10). This indicates that the probability of risk aversion increases by the female arable farmers. Age of the arable crop farmers risk neutral categories was positively significant (Pless than0.05). This implies that age increase the probability of being risk neutral. Educational level of risk aversion group was positively significant (Pless than0.05). This implies that the farmers? education decreases the probability of being risk aversion. Access to credit for risk neutral categories is positively significant (Pless than0.05). This signifies that the farmers? Access to credit increase the probability of being risk neutral. The farm income was positively significant (Pless than0.05) for risk aversion categories. This means that farm income increase the probability of risk aversion. Off farm income was positively significant (Pless than0.10) for risk aversion group. The extension agents? contact to the farmers risk neutral was negatively significant (Pless than0.01). This connotes that extension agents visitation to the farmers decrease their probability of being risk neutral to environmental threat. The labour employed by the farmers was negatively significant (Pless than0.05). This shows that labor employed decrease the probability of being risk neutral. Labour employed by the farmers was positively significant (Pless than0.01). This implies that labour increase the probability of being risk aversion. Farmers? ability to source formal and informal institution credit was positively significant (Pless than0.05). This shows that Farmers? ability to source formal and informal institution credit increase the probability of being risk neutral. The study concluded that the arable crop farmers encountered diverse environmental threats in their farming activities. The study recommended that effort should be geared towards training the farmers on the appropriate farming strategies with emphasis on the need for the farmers to use innovation that will enhance their farming practices in the study area.