CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND RICE PRODUCTION IN IFO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

Adeleke, Elisha Ademole (), Tilakasiri, Senadheera Lionel and Jeje, Ola Gabriel
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Adeleke, Elisha Ademole: Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Postal: University of Ilorin, Ilorin,, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php
Tilakasiri, Senadheera Lionel: Department of Geography & Environmental Management, Postal: University of Ilorin, Ilorin, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php
Jeje, Ola Gabriel: Department of Geography and Regional Planning,, Postal: Federal University Dusin-ma, Katsina State, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php

Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2016, vol. 18, issue 1, 136-152

Abstract: Climate Variability has significant impacts on global and regional food production, particularly the common staple food crops performance in tropical sub-humid climatic zone. This study tries to assess the extent at which variability in climate has affected rice yield in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. The climatic data such as rainfall amount, sunshine hours, relative humidity, temperature (maximum and minimum) and wind were collected from Nigerian Metrological Agency (NIMET), alongside rice yield data from Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme (OGADEP) for a period of 15 years. Correlation techniques were employed and the result gotten from the analysis shows that relative humidity, sunshine hours, wind speed and rainfall are directly related with rice yield. The regression analysis showed that climatic variables explained 84% of the variation observed in rice production in the study area. Time series analysis was employed to forecast rice production for a period of 10 years which showed that rice production increased steadily. However, since rice yield is highly dependent on climatic element, it is therefore recommended that funds should be given to research institution to enable them come up with researches capable of improving rice yield.

Keywords: Climate change; Climate variability; Temperature; Agriculture; Rice yield. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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