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DOI	10.1080/1747423X.2012.758787
	Using locally captured climatic information for guiding local-level agriculturalists in Africa: a case study of Makonde district in Zimbabwe
	Mberego, Seth; Sanga-Ngoie, Kazadi
通讯作者	Sanga-Ngoie, K
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF LAND USE SCIENCE
ISSN	1747-423X
EISSN	1747-4248
出版年	2014
卷号	9 期号:2 页码:178-194
英文摘要	Precipitation variability poses significant risks to people's livelihoods, especially in semi-arid countries whose economies rely on rain-fed agriculture. Agricultural decision making and land use planning during the growing season can be enhanced by agro-meteorological applications such as response farming. Using Makonde District in Zimbabwe as a case study, this study investigates how locally captured precipitation data are used for local-level agricultural advisory services. We find that though abundant climatic information is being captured locally, this information is not effectively accessible to local farmers. Local agricultural extension personnel are also limited in their ability to derive the benefits of the available data and they rely mainly on sensory perceptions. Precipitation analysis results showing inter-annual variability and correlations with the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) highlight the potential of response farming in this region. A participatory approach is recommended involving university scientists practicing agro-meteorology, farmers, and agricultural extension. Training extension personnel in agro-meteorology is recommended.
英文关键词	agro-meteorological information extension services precipitation variability Zimbabwe
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000214896300004
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary ; Ecology
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/330689
作者单位	[Mberego, Seth; Sanga-Ngoie, Kazadi] Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Univ, Grad Sch Asia Pacific Studies, Lab Environm Geosci, Beppu, Oita, Japan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mberego, Seth,Sanga-Ngoie, Kazadi. Using locally captured climatic information for guiding local-level agriculturalists in Africa: a case study of Makonde district in Zimbabwe[J],2014,9(2):178-194.
APA	Mberego, Seth,&Sanga-Ngoie, Kazadi.(2014).Using locally captured climatic information for guiding local-level agriculturalists in Africa: a case study of Makonde district in Zimbabwe.JOURNAL OF LAND USE SCIENCE,9(2),178-194.
MLA	Mberego, Seth,et al."Using locally captured climatic information for guiding local-level agriculturalists in Africa: a case study of Makonde district in Zimbabwe".JOURNAL OF LAND USE SCIENCE 9.2(2014):178-194.