Abstract
This paper examined the historical analysis of the economic effect of drought on tropical forest management in Northern Nigeria, causes and effect of drought and recommended solutions to curb the menace of drought in the affected regions in Northern Nigeria. Literatures on concept of drought, causes, effect and tropical forest management in Nigeria were discussed. The adopted a historical review of literatures using secondary data such as internet articles, textbooks, journals and magazines to conduct the research through qualitative study approach. The study finding reveals that the causes of drought were identified as the changing weather patterns, uncontrolled buildup of heat on the earth’s surface, meteorological changes which result in a reduction of rainfall, and reduced cloud cover, all of which results in greater evaporation rates and reasons for drought harming Northern Nigerian were identified thus: widespread poverty, poor infrastructure, heavy disease burdens, high dependence on and unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and conflicts. The study therefore recommends that government should support the rural farmers through the initiation of programs or policies that monitors reduction in post-harvest crop losses, weather forecast, storage of excess production and livestock management and forest management research centers should be established in institutions in the region where drought is experience
Highlights
The effect of drought in Northern Nigeria over the past years cannot be overemphasized since it has an adverse impact on the crops being planted and affect the farmers produce in this part of the country
Drought can be referred to as dry spells at the beginning or at the end of each season and it has been reported from research that it has a constant reoccurrence decimal result since the beginning of the 20th century (Lester, 2006)
This is true because the large areas of Northern Nigeria which are falling within the Sahel and Sudan ecological zones were between the latitude of 9-14°N are prone to recurrent droughts in one form or the other [2]
Summary
The effect of drought in Northern Nigeria over the past years cannot be overemphasized since it has an adverse impact on the crops being planted and affect the farmers produce in this part of the country. Drought is associated with protracted absence, and or poor distribution of precipitation In other words, it is categorized as a season in weather condition of the year where deficient rainfall is witnessed in a long term within a region in a country. It is categorized as a season in weather condition of the year where deficient rainfall is witnessed in a long term within a region in a country This situation is often experienced when the rain is unable to meet the evapotranspiration demand on crops and when this occurs, we experience general water stress and we start seeing crop failure all around the region where this situation is manifested [1]. This is true because the large areas of Northern Nigeria which are falling within the Sahel and Sudan ecological zones were between the latitude of 9-14°N are prone to recurrent droughts in one form or the other [2]
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