Earth Sciences Pakistan (ESP)

Climate change is a universal phenomenon which has impacted several aspects of farming such as seasons, crop production, land fertility as well as trees health. The climate change has been observed overtime, reportedly affecting agricultural production in various regions in several countries. The impact of climate change has been more widespread in Pakistan and the country has proved to be more vulnerable. The economy of Pakistan is mainly driven by agriculture-related activities. Pakistan is among the top exporter countries of Citrus fruit and the demand of this product is higher across the world. However, there has been an increasing concern of low Citrus production in Pakistan, as compared to the neighboring countries, an aspect which necessitates the salience of studying Citrus production in Pakistan. To this end, this study examines the effects of rainfall, temperature, humidity and wind speed on Citrus production to identify the Citrus orchards change as a result of climate change. To achieve this goal, this study makes use of various data collection techniques, data sources and different statistical analysis tools such as SPSS to investigate the impact of climate change on Citrus production in the selected area. The findings suggest that there exists a significant correlation between Citrus production and change in temperature (p=0.039), rainfall (p=0.048) and wind speed (p=0.001). In addition, the correlation coefficient between rainfall and Citrus production is positive with a value of 0.341. Mitigating the impacts of climate change has never been so simple and thus a holistic approach is always needed to attain the sustainability status. This study offers recommendations for policymakers to formulate the future policies of the country.