Climate variability indicators-scientific data versus farmers perception; evidence from southern Ghana

DA Ankrah, J Mensah, JN Anaglo… - Cogent Food & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Even though copious knowledge has been advanced in the extant literature on climate
variability and change. Two schools of thought exist—one that views farmers' perceptions of …

Are smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate variability supported by climatological evidence? Case study of a semi-arid region in South Africa

MT Rapholo, L Diko Makia - International Journal of Climate Change …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Literature contends that not much is known about smallholder farmers' perceptions
of climate variability and the impacts thereof on agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan Africa …

How do farmers' perceptions of climate variability and change match or and mismatch climatic data? Evidence from North-west Ghana

G Dakurah - GeoJournal, 2021 - Springer
This paper investigates farmer perceptions of climate variability and change in rural North-
west Ghana and compares with analyses of daily rainfall data (from 1960–2016) and …

[PDF][PDF] Farmers' knowledge and perceptions on climate variability in North West Cameroon

RA Balgah, JN Kimengsi, MJW Bime… - World Journal of Social …, 2016 - core.ac.uk
Global climate variability exerts negative impacts especially on agriculture-dependent
economies. Contemporary climate modelling suggests that farming households in …

Farmer awareness of climate variability in Kakamega county, Kenya

BMO Barasa, SBB Oteng'i… - … International Journal of …, 2015 - search.proquest.com
Climate fluctuates naturally on all time scales diurnally, seasonally, annually and decadally.
The short-medium term fluctuations around mean state on climate scales, is referred to as …

Farmers' perceptions of climate change and variability and existing opportunities for adaptation in Wenchi Area of Ghana

S Adjei-Nsiah, RN Issaka, JO Fening… - … Journal of Climate …, 2010 - search.proquest.com
Climate change is increasingly emerging as the most significant environmental threat to
sustainability of human livelihoods in Ghana, as in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. A …

Comparing farmers' perception of climate change and variability with historical climate data in the Upper East Region of Ghana

ML Amadou, GB Villamor, EM Attua… - Ghana Journal of …, 2015 - ajol.info
Perception of climate change and variability supported by local knowledge has helped to
advance understanding of climate change and its impacts on agricultural land-use systems …

Evaluating Smallholder Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change: The Case of Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe.

EM Mugari, E Mwakiwa, J Mutambara… - … Journal of Climate …, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
Climate change and variability has affected smallholder farmers in various ways. Without
meaningful adaptation, many households dependent on agriculture will be more food …

Perceived impacts of climate variability and change: an exploration of farmers' adaptation strategies in Zimbabwe's intensive farming region

E Mavhura, T Manyangadze, KR Aryal - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
Climate variability and change (CVC) affect many economic sectors including agriculture. In
order to alleviate the negative impact of CVC on food production, farmers must adopt a …

Smallholder farmers perception on climate change in Rumphi District, Malawi

CK Munthali, V Kasulo… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2016 - academicjournals.org
The effects and causes of climate change and variability have been a cause of controversy
and debate for many years in many parts of the developing world. Perceptions vary about …