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Abuja Journal of Geography and Development

2013

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An Assessment Of The Relationship Between Rainfall Variability And Rice Production In Bida And Its Environs, K Dangana, L H. Muhammed Dec 2012

An Assessment Of The Relationship Between Rainfall Variability And Rice Production In Bida And Its Environs, K Dangana, L H. Muhammed

Abuja Journal of Geography and Development

The study assessed the relationship between rainfall variability and rice production in Bida and its environs. Primary data for this research was weather record of the area obtained from National Cereal Research Institute Badeggi,Bida and direct oral interview with the rice farmers on rice yield for period of 10 years. Observations were taking across rice farms in 10 villages, and relevant literature on rainfall variability of the study area was consulted. The result indicates that 7.7 % of rainfall variability led to a great lost of 34.7 %; indicating that changing pattern of rainfall affects rice production. The resultant low …