USAGE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AMONG PLAINTAIN FARMERS IN OSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ONDO STATE.

Plantain and banana being one of the priority horticultural crops under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) requires good climatic condition to enhance their productivity. It is therefore necessary, to find out the usage of Climate Smart Practices by Plantain farmers. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from respondents. The sample for the study was 70 which were arrived at through random selection of plantain farmers among farmers in Ọsẹ local government, Ondo State. The study revealed that 41.4% of respondent were between 40 and 50 years, majority (68.6%) were males,most of the respondent (47.1%) has secondary education,63.7% are aware of CSA practices, most of the respondent source information on CSA practices mainly from their fellow farmers with a mean of 1.67. The study also revealed a significant relationship between challenges faced in using CSA practices, factors influencing choice of CSA practices and the extent of utilization of CSA practices. The study concluded that the usage of CSA practices either traditionally or in an advance manner is what will reduce the effect of climate change on production of plantain and other Agricultural produces. The study recommended that policy be put in place to help confront the constraints being faced by the farmers from adopting CSA practices in the study area