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Table of content
Research Topic ..........................................................................................................1
Research Question.......................................................................................................2
Abstract.......................................................................................................................3
Literature review...........................................................................................................4-6
Methodology................................................................................................................7-8
Results..........................................................................................................................9-13
Data Analysis................................................................................................................14-16
Discussion.....................................................................................................................17
Bibliography...................................................................................................................19
Appendix.........................................................................................................................20
Research Topic
What are the impacts and effects farmers in Manchester face during the drought season in the
year 2014?
Objective
● To identify the impacts and effects drought have on the farming industries
● To outline the plans put in place for farmers do beat the drought
Abstract
Drought is a natural disaster that occur due to the decline of annual rainfall and can stay for a
long period of time. There are four types of drought, these are: Agricultural, Meteorological
Hydrological and Socio-economic drought. Drought effects on agriculture industries are very
severe. Drought causes the soil to be inadequate to meet the demands for the crops to initiate
and sustain their growth and they can even kill the life's of crop and livestock. It also cause the
production of good and service to decease, making the demand for economic good to exceed
their supply. Drought also contribute in the reduction of water supplies for farmer causing then
the pay a tremendous amount of money to sustain their business, this in turn cause a lot of
changes in Jamaica such as the increase cost for food and more demands for food items such as
ground provision, water shortage, meat shortage and many more disaster example; fire cause by
dryness.
To solve this drought situation, certain different methods such as , recycling of water, storage of
water in raining season and cultivating crop that can manage the drought s and trees to help to
keep the earth cool also put rules in place rules so as to eliminate water wastes and destroying of
trees.
Literature Review
In the World Book Encyclopaedia drought is define as a condition that results when the
average rainfall for an area drops far below the normal amount for a long period of time.
However, drought can be defined in many ways that are used to meet specific goals such as
Literarily, drought simply means a long period of dry weather. According to Meteorologists
circulation causing subsidence over an area (Agnew, 1989; Wilhite and Glantz, 1985), which
may bring little or no rainfall to an area (Mather, 1984). This also brings about the economic and
social manifestation brought about by drought. Wilhite (1999) indicates that Agricultural drought
is not significant except crop production suffers sufficiently to result in considerable livelihood
loss, which is then termed Socio-economic drought and that deals with drought in terms of
According to the gleaner, Agricultural drought had been a condition that have been affecting
the agricultural production over the entire Jamaica. Some of these effects were degradation and
reduction of productivity in soil, the death of livestock, the development of wildfires, the loss of
employment, and the increase of plant disease and death of plants. Also the demand for water,
the high expensive to rechaive the water and the loss of incomes that would come from the farm.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, on July 29 2014 stating that Jamaica
has been facing drought conditions for the past 3-4 months. During those 3-4 month there have
being series of cases were farmers loss crops, animals and incomes due to the impact to lack of
rainfall and also wild bush fires destroying farmlands and foresters especially in St, Elizabeth.
The effects of drought impacted the entire island of Jamaica especially in the southern areas in
the island like St. Elizabeth and Manchester who depend so much on the rainfall even through
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries stated that those parishes in the south region accounts
for approximately 40% of the domestic agriculture production for the country. On the other hand,
RADA’s reported detailed assessment of the drought on July 29 to the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries indicating to them that excess of 1,600 hectares valuced at just under $900M has
been lost or damaged due to drought and fires and it was estimated that a total of 16,398 farmers
In order to find out the impacts and effects of drought on farmers it the Manchester regions in the
year 2014 , a questionnaires with 25 questions was design. In order to collated data for the
research , 25 copies of the questionnaire were handed out to farmers in how farm in Manchester.
The questionnaires were successful and the farmers respond to the questions were recorded and
analyzed.
Questionnaire
I am A student of the Jonathan Grant High School. The purpose of this survey is to obtain data
for my School Base Assignment SBA in the CXC subject Agricultural and the Environment. The
following questionnaires is for the research on the impacts and effects farmers face in the
drought in the year 2014. out about the impacts and effects drought have on farmers in the region
of Manchester in the year 2014 .
Instructions: Please answer the following questions carefully and indicate your responses in the
boxes proved for answer and that one response per question. I guaranty your responses will
remain strictly confidential
11. What are the environmental impact drought have on your farm?
12. What are the major difficulties you have with drought?
14. Does the Government help with the issues drought have on you? Yes No
17. How long does it take to recover your loss from the drought ?
19. Did you have to sell farm supplies to keep up income ? Yes No
21. What types of method do you use during the drought season?
22. What is the best way to irrigate the plant in the drought season?