Urban Farming and Climate Variability in Oyo Town, Nigeria.
| dc.contributor.author | Adeleke, E.A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lawal, F.O | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-22T10:44:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-22T10:44:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description | Bar chart | |
| dc.description.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. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Farming, Climate, Relationship, Urban, Crop-yield | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/15216 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Published by Nigerian Meteorological Society (NmetS). | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 127-133 | |
| dc.subject | Farming | |
| dc.subject | Climate | |
| dc.subject | Relationship | |
| dc.subject | Urban | |
| dc.subject | Crop-yield | |
| dc.title | Urban Farming and Climate Variability in Oyo Town, Nigeria. | |
| dc.title.alternative | Proceedings of the Nigerian Meteorological Society Conference, Ufoegbune, G.C. et al (ed. | |
| dc.type | Article |