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Climate Variability And Rice Production In Ifo Local Government Area Of Ogun State, Nigeria

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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.

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  • Elisha Ademole, Adeleke, & Senadheera Lionel, Tilakasiri, & Ola Gabriel, Jeje,, 2016. "Climate Variability And Rice Production In Ifo Local Government Area Of Ogun State, Nigeria," Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, vol. 18(1), pages 136-152, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ilojbs:0007
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