RAINFALL TREND AND IT IMPACT IN KEFFI NASARAWA STATE

• Main Author: Ibrahim Sufiyan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zibeline International 2020-06-01
• Series: Engineering Heritage Journal
• Subjects: rainfall trend; crop production; linear; quadratic; regression analysis.
• Online Access: https://enggheritage.com/archives/1gwk2020/1gwk2020-23-26.pdf

Rainfall is the vital ingredient and factor of soil nourishment on which crops are grown. The basic agricultural practices all over the world depend on rainfed cultivation for their sustainable development. This study focus on the rainfall trend between 2010 -2018 as it affects crop production in Keffi Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The time series analysis was conducted by using appropriate techniques of data collection and analysis. The linear integration model, quadratic trend model, growth curve model and regression analysis was applied to show the correlation between the rainfall and crop production in the study area. It was discovered that the period of rainy months have high correction and significantly fitted the model which indication high crop yields per harvest.