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Climate variability affecting and threatening agricultural production and food security of smallholder farmers. It has increased the vulnerability of agricultural outputs and livelihoods of people who predominantly depend on climate sensitive resources. This study aimed at understanding the dynamics, challenges and opportunities of agricultural crop production from the perspective of climate variability to enhence resilience and food production. The study employed a survey method to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative were subjected to content and trend analysis, whereas the quantitative analysed using Microsoft excel and SPSS software. The results indicate variations in the agricultural crop production across agro-ecological zones characterised by land fragmentation, lack of information to inform the best adaptation measures and realisation of opportunities accrued from climate variability. Lack of proper measuring units and poor record-keeping compounded the challenges affecting quantification of productivity and production trends.