Assessment of Temperature Variability Effect on Rice Production in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOlufemi, O. S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJoshua, M. I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbraham Salamatu, E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:50:47Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:50:47Z
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.description.abstractThe output of cereal farmlands is imperative for sustainable global food security. Quantity of production from cereal croplands are partly a function of climatic elements and are connected to the pulses of climatic variation. Hence, this paper assessed temperature variability effect on rice production in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Daily maximum and minimum temperature data were obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and converted into monthly averages while annual rice production data was obtained from the office of Nasarawa State’s Agricultural Development Programme. Acquired data were analysed using Linear Multiple Regression Model, coefficient of variation and spatial data analysis techniques. Although rice production in the State is being affected by the fluctuations in both minimum and maximum monthly temperature, the later poses grave concern for sustainability of rice production with a negative effect size of -3.145 and a coefficient value of -191,324.30 metric tons. This negative impact of maximum temperature fluctuations on rice production indicates that rice production in Nasarawa State is vulnerable to climate variability with increasing maximum temperature. LGAs in the south senatorial district has more favourable locations for rice production in comparison to those in the North and West districts given that less temperature fluctuation was observed in the former. Government and non-governmental institutions as well as individuals planning to establish rice farm project(s) in the study area should consider doing so in the South Senatorial District in order to avoid the adverse effect of temperature variability.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsNational Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA -COPINE), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Environmental Science, Nasarawa State University, Nasarawa State, Keffi, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environmental Science, Nasarawa State University, Nasarawa State, Keffi, Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlufemi O. S., Joshua M. I., Abraham Salamatu E.. Assessment of Temperature Variability Effect on Rice Production in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2020 Aug; 10(8): 91-100en_US
dc.identifier.issn2581-8627
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/204886
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSCIENCEDOMAIN internationalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i830221en_US
dc.subjectClimateen_US
dc.subjectvariabilityen_US
dc.subjecttemperatureen_US
dc.subjectrice productionen_US
dc.subjectspatial vulnerabilityen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Temperature Variability Effect on Rice Production in Nasarawa State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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