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DOI	10.7553/80-1-180
	Indigenous Knowledge use in seasonal weather forecasting in Tanzania: the case of semi-arid central Tanzania
	Elia, Emmanuel F.; Mutula, Stephen; Stilwell, Christine
通讯作者	Elia, EF
来源期刊	SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
ISSN	0256-8861
出版年	2014
卷号	80 期号:1 页码:18-+
英文摘要	This paper is based on part of the findings of a PhD study that was carried out to determine how farmers have used indigenous knowledge (IK) to adapt to climate change and variability in the semiarid region of central Tanzania. Two villages, Maluga and Chibelela, were used as the case studies. The study applied Rogers' (2003) Diffusion of Innovations theory and model. It adopted a predominantly qualitative approach and a post-positivist paradigm. The study population was made up of farmers, agricultural extension officers and the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa project manager. The principal data collection methods were interviews and focus group discussions. The qualitative data collected were subjected to content analysis whereas quantitative data were analysed with the help of SPSS to generate descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the farmers in the two villages under study perceive conventional information on weather as unreliable and untimely. Consequently, the farmers turned to IK to predict weather patterns and make the necessary farming adjustments. It was established that uncertainty about seasonal weather forecasts is one of the most critical factors which forces farmers to continue using IK. Farmers' knowledge of birds, insects, plants, animals, wind direction and astronomical indicators is used to predict weather patterns. The recommendations include the provision of timely and accurate weather forecast information to the farmers to enhance their coping and adaptation strategies under varying climate conditions; and a clear policy framework on the dissemination of information related to weather patterns in rural Tanzania.
英文关键词	Seasonal weather forecasting climate variability indigenous knowledge climate change semi-arid regions Tanzania
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000217282400004
WOS类目	Information Science & Library Science
WOS研究方向	Information Science & Library Science
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/330758
作者单位	[Elia, Emmanuel F.] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa; [Mutula, Stephen] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Social Sci, Durban, South Africa; [Stilwell, Christine] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Informat Studies, Durban, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Elia, Emmanuel F.,Mutula, Stephen,Stilwell, Christine. Indigenous Knowledge use in seasonal weather forecasting in Tanzania: the case of semi-arid central Tanzania[J],2014,80(1):18-+.
APA	Elia, Emmanuel F.,Mutula, Stephen,&Stilwell, Christine.(2014).Indigenous Knowledge use in seasonal weather forecasting in Tanzania: the case of semi-arid central Tanzania.SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE,80(1),18-+.
MLA	Elia, Emmanuel F.,et al."Indigenous Knowledge use in seasonal weather forecasting in Tanzania: the case of semi-arid central Tanzania".SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 80.1(2014):18-+.