Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Climate change is manifesting globally, with its effect on agricultural productivity becoming more apparent. There is no doubt that climate change is already affecting the economic development of developing countries. This research utilizes 40 years of historical climate data (1981–2021) to analyze...

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Main Authors: Biyeshi Ayansa Abdissa, Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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description Climate change is manifesting globally, with its effect on agricultural productivity becoming more apparent. There is no doubt that climate change is already affecting the economic development of developing countries. This research utilizes 40 years of historical climate data (1981–2021) to analyze temperature and rainfall trends and extreme climate indices in Mana district of Jimma zone in south-western Ethiopia. The significance level of temperature and rainfall trends and climate extreme indices were detected using Mann-Kendall's test statistics and the RClimDex, respectively. The study revealed that monthly maximum value of daily maximum temperature (TXx) and monthly minimum value of daily maximum temperature (TXn) experienced a statistically significant increasing trend (P < 0.05). The results also revealed that the mean maximum temperature ranged from 21 to 32 °C, while the average minimum temperature varied between 10.9 and 14.23 °C. Conversely, none of the rainfall trends and extreme indices demonstrated statistical significance. Results reveal that warm nights, warm days, and diurnal temperature ranges were experienced an increasing trend, which have tremendous impacts on crop production. Further studies should be conducted using climate data from multiple stations to measure the impacts of climate extremes on crop yield, which can give a tangible evidence for policymakers to design climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-c27ad98b09714bfb9e23f30221d5abdd2025-01-29T05:01:45ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272025-02-0125100549Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest EthiopiaBiyeshi Ayansa Abdissa0Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda1Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Horticulture and Plant Sciences, Jimma, EthiopiaJimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Natural Resources Management, Jimma University, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Climate change is manifesting globally, with its effect on agricultural productivity becoming more apparent. There is no doubt that climate change is already affecting the economic development of developing countries. This research utilizes 40 years of historical climate data (1981–2021) to analyze temperature and rainfall trends and extreme climate indices in Mana district of Jimma zone in south-western Ethiopia. The significance level of temperature and rainfall trends and climate extreme indices were detected using Mann-Kendall's test statistics and the RClimDex, respectively. The study revealed that monthly maximum value of daily maximum temperature (TXx) and monthly minimum value of daily maximum temperature (TXn) experienced a statistically significant increasing trend (P < 0.05). The results also revealed that the mean maximum temperature ranged from 21 to 32 °C, while the average minimum temperature varied between 10.9 and 14.23 °C. Conversely, none of the rainfall trends and extreme indices demonstrated statistical significance. Results reveal that warm nights, warm days, and diurnal temperature ranges were experienced an increasing trend, which have tremendous impacts on crop production. Further studies should be conducted using climate data from multiple stations to measure the impacts of climate extremes on crop yield, which can give a tangible evidence for policymakers to design climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972724002174Mana districtMann-KendallRainfall indicesRclimDexTemperature trends
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Mann-Kendall
Rainfall indices
RclimDex
Temperature trends
title Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
title_full Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
title_fullStr Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
title_short Climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production: The case of Mana district, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
title_sort climate extreme indices and its implication on crop production the case of mana district jimma zone southwest ethiopia
topic Mana district
Mann-Kendall
Rainfall indices
RclimDex
Temperature trends
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