The study was conducted to determine the relationship between climatic variation and agricultural production as well as to identify their impact in Makurdi Local Government Area. The research went further to determine effective weather for livestock production in Fiidi, Wailomayo, Wadata, agan, Bar, Mbalagh, market Clark, modern market, NorthBank 1, Northbank II and Mission Wards which constitute the study area. The result shows that there is marked inter annual variations in the rainfall factors and insignificant variation in average temperature while maize, rice and groundnut yields shows an increasing trends from 1990-2009. In addition, the factors of rainfall and temperature account for about 29% variation in maize, 58% in rice and 60.1 % in groundnuts yields while annual rainfall has higher influence over temperature in the study area. Similarly, the research also shows that rainfalls characteristic are most important climatic factors in maize, rice and groundnut production in Makurdi. Other factors as temperature, humidity, soil, weeds, pests and diseases has little effects. Finally in the study area as researched, temperatures do not seem to affect reproductive cycle of livestock.
CHUKA, O (2021). THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON CROP PRODUCTION IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENUE STATE. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-effect-of-climate-variability-on-crop-production-in-makurdi-local-government-area-benue-state
CHUKA, OKEZE "THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON CROP PRODUCTION IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENUE STATE" Afribary. Afribary, 06 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-effect-of-climate-variability-on-crop-production-in-makurdi-local-government-area-benue-state. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
CHUKA, OKEZE . "THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON CROP PRODUCTION IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENUE STATE". Afribary, Afribary, 06 Apr. 2021. Web. 26 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-effect-of-climate-variability-on-crop-production-in-makurdi-local-government-area-benue-state >.
CHUKA, OKEZE . "THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON CROP PRODUCTION IN MAKURDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENUE STATE" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-effect-of-climate-variability-on-crop-production-in-makurdi-local-government-area-benue-state