Open AccessRAINFALL TREND AND IT IMPACT IN KEFFI NASARAWA STATE
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Sufiyan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
engineering heritage journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-0904
pISSN - 2521-0440
DOI - 10.26480/gwk.01.2020.23.26
Subject(s) - trend analysis , agriculture , crop , environmental science , regression analysis , crop production , production (economics) , agricultural productivity , mathematics , agricultural engineering , water resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , statistics , forestry , engineering , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , economics , macroeconomics
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.