Crop production in the Fanteakwa District is predominantly rain fed, exposing this major livelihood activity to the variability or\nchange in rainfall pattern.The net potential effect of severe changes in rainfall pattern is the disruption in crop production leading to\nfood insecurity, joblessness, and poverty. As a major concern to food production in Ghana, this study seeks to show the relationship\nbetween the production of major crops and rainfall distribution pattern in the Worobong Agroecological Area (WAA) relative to\nfood security in the face of climate change. The study analysed the variability in local rainfall data, examining the inter seasonal\n(main and minor) rainfall distribution using the precipitation concentration index (PCI), and determined the pattern, availability\nof water, and the strength of correlation with crop production in the WAA. Data from the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet)\nspanning a 30-year period and grouped into 3 decades of 10 years each was used. Selected crop data for 1993-2014 was also obtained\nfrom the Ministry of Food and Agricultureâ??s District office and analyzed for trends in crop yield over the period and established\nrelationship between the crop data and the rainfall data. Part of the result revealed that rainfall variability within the major seasons\nin the 3 groups was lower than the minor seasons. It further showed that yields of three crops have declined over the period.\nAmong the strategies to sustain crop production is to make the findings serve as useful reference to inform discussions and policy\non adaptive agricultural production methodologies for the area in the face of changing climate.
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