International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Ethiopia
Research Article
Analysis of Rainfall Variability and Trends for Better Climate Risk Management in the Major Maize Producing Districts in Northwestern Part of Ethiopia
Author(s): Tesfaye Wossen Dejenie*, Kindie Tesfaye, Belay Simane and Yenus Ousman
The current study evaluated historical rainfall data for its variability in three districts of the Central Gondar Zone in Ethiopia's northwestern region. The rainfall required for crop production in the research areas is the contribution of rain from June to September (kiremt rain). The annual rainfall total has a higher percentage during the Kiremt season, ranging from 79% at Chilga, 85.6% at Alefa, and 88% at Maksegnit. Rainfall totals from the bega (October to January) and belg (February to May) seasons made up the remaining portion. The lowest CV values for the seasonal fluctuation of rainfall during the kiremt season are 7.7 at Alefa, 7.6 at Chilga, and 17.9 at Maksegnit. The CV is substantially larger for the total rainfall during the bega and belg seasons than it is for the kiremt season, indicating that there is greater temporal variability in the total rainfall during the.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2332-2594.22.10(11).374
