Effect of Rainfall Variability in the Production of Rice and Guinea Corn around Katcha in Niger State

Abstract

This research work attempt to verify the effects of rainfall variability on peasant farmers in production of rice and guinea corn in katcha and its environs. The results obtained showed that rainfall variability has no much influence on fluctuation of rice and guinea corn but the attitude of farmers to other climatic factors, and agricultural inputs like soil type, seed variety, chemical and meteorological and agriculture extension officer’s advice in farming operations. This was proved through series of tables based on above assertion that few of these farmers were exposed to agriculture education programmes. In turn causes down fall to quantity of rice guinea corn production.