Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 

Vol. 5(2), pp. 134-145. March, 2017.

ISSN: 2360-7874 

 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2017.120

Full Length Research

Effect of Extreme Weather on Rice Production in Nigeria (1991-2012)

Binuomote, S. O. and Ajetomobi, J. O.

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,

PMB 4000, Ogbomoso 200001, Nigeria. E-mail:sobinuomote@lautech.edu.ng

Accepted 20 March 2017

This study was carried out to determine the effect of extreme weather on rice yield in Nigeria "Between" (1991-2012). Data for climate was collected from Nigeria meteorological agency (NIMET) while data for yield was collected from Agricultural development agency (ADP). The relationship between rice yield and weather variables in Nigeria were examined using Production function. Cobb Douglas function was used because it incorporates climate variables and any of the approaches reviewed in the literature. The results showed that increase in rice yield is subject to rainfall and temperature change in Nigeria which is; increase in temperature with decrease in rainfall decreases rice yield while decrease in temperature and increase in rainfall increase rice yield in Nigeria. Temperature and rain95 are negatively significant to rice production while Growing Degree Days  (GDD) is positively significant to rice in yield in Nigeria. Emphasis should be made on the use of irrigation to boost rice production in Nigeria

Keywords: Productivity, Unit-Root, Rainfall, Time-Series, Production, Bayesian
 

How to cite this article: Binuomote, S.O., Ajetomobi, J.O (2017). Effect of Extreme Weather on Rice Production in Nigeria (1991-2012). Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 5(2): 134-145