Determinants of Mitigation of Deforestation among Farming Households in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria

The study examined the determinants of climate change deforestation among farming households in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Interview schedules were administered to 216 respondents who were selected through multi-stage random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics includes frequency distribution and percentages, while the inferential statistics was chi-square analysis. The study revealed that most (46%) of the respondents indicated that the major causes of deforestation was fuel wood extraction. The study showed that the mitigation strategy employed by majority (57%) of the respondents was avoidance of bush burning. The chi-square results indicated that age, years of formal education, farming experience and farmland ownership, were statistically significant at p 0.05 level of significance. The most important constraint to mitigation of deforestation was lack of alternative sources of energy. The study recommended that local communities should be empowered with alternative sources of energy with a view to strengthening the grassroots level in addressing deforestation issues.