The study looked at the cost-benefit analysis of cassava-based farmers' climate change adaption techniques in Southern Nigeria. Using simple random sampling, about 300 cassava-based farmers were chosen. The primary data was collected via a questionnaire, an interview schedule, and a Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Descriptive and inferential statistics, the Net Return model, and Cost-Benefit Analysis were used to examine the data (CBA). According to the findings of this study, more than 55 percent of cassava crop growers cited ozone depletion as the primary driver of climate change in the area. Cassava production generated net returns of 215,240.86 ($614.97) and gross marginal returns of 220,078.86 ($628.80), respectively. This suggests that utilising adaptive tactics to grow cassava is lucrative. With a Net Present Value of E399.53, conservation agriculture had the greatest internal rate of return of 68 percent when compared to other adaption techniques. The factor analysis found that high labour costs, insufficient information on climate change concerns, high cost and scarcity of inputs, insecurity, poor extension services, and a lack of government action are among the primary barriers to utilising climate change adaptation measures. Farmers in the research region should be encouraged to use conservation measures as cost-effective and efficient climate change adaptation solutions. Government assistance in bridging the gap between climate change and crop producers' adaption measures, as well as subsidised agricultural supplies, were suggested.
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