Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 12 Rainfall requirement for some selected crops

From: The effects of climate change on the livelihood of rural women: a case study of Ilorin South, Nigeria

	Crops	Mean annual rainfall
1	Yam	At least 1250 mm
2	Kolanut	At least 1250 mm
3	Groundnut	500–1000 mm
4	Beniseed & soya beans	1250–1500 mm
5	Oil palm	1500–3000 mm
6	Cocoa	1250–2000 mm
7	Rubber	2000–2500 mm
8	Cotton	652–1250 mm

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