Urban Farming and Climate Variability in Oyo Town, Nigeria.
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2024
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Published by Nigerian Meteorological Society (NmetS).
Abstract
Climate in urban areas is synonymous to high temperature and affects agricultural productivity in a relative terms. This
study examined how variability in urban climate affects agricultural production in urban area of Oyo town. Both
primary and secondary data were used for this study. The primary data were collected through questionnaire
administration while secondary data (climate variables) were collected from Nigeria Meteorological Agency. The data
were analyzed using both inferential (correlation, and regression analysis) and descriptive (mean, standard deviation,
tables, and charts) statistics. The study showed that, the mean lowest temperature in the area was 22.5 oC, the mean
rainfall was 126.44 mm, the mean wind speed was 5.09 m/s, the mean relative humidity was 79.7%, and the mean
maximum temperature was 31.7 oC. The results also showed that groundnut yield decreased by 13.4 per hectare on
average, the cowpea yield decreased by 12.95 per hectare on average, while tomato yield increased by 22.46 per
hectare on average. In addition, there was an inverse relationship between (-0.029) wind, (-0.063) rainfall, and (-0.078)
rainfall with groundnut, cowpea, and tomato. The climatic variables accounted for increase of 13.4% of the yield of
tomatoes, 12% of cowpeas, and 1% of groundnuts. The study concluded that local climate significantly affects the
productivity of the selected crops. The study however recommended that urban farmers need to save water during
rainy season for irrigation agriculture in the dry season. Hence, Nigerian Meteorological Agency and other agencies
should provide farmers with adequate weather information for sustainable urban farming.
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Farming, Climate, Relationship, Urban, Crop-yield
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Farming, Climate, Relationship, Urban, Crop-yield