Integrating meteorological and indigenous knowledge-based seasonal climate forecasts for the agricultural sector : lessons from participatory action research in sub-Saharan Africa
2010
Ziervogel, Gina | Opere, Alfred
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Intégration des données météorologiques et du savoir autochtone aux prévisions climatiques saisonnières pour le secteur agricole : leçons issues de la recherche action participative en Afrique subsaharienne
Show more [+] Less [-]This book reviews how downscaling of meteorological information and integrating it with local knowledge might enhance farmer practices and productivity. Climate information is available from meteorological seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs), and indigenous knowledge-based seasonal forecasts (IKFs). A number of projects have found that these forecasts are not received when farmers most need them. IKFs are produced locally by people who live in the area for which the prediction is made and are often based on generations of experience. Tailoring climate information to farmers’ and pastoralists’ local needs requires a number of steps, and a range of stakeholders need to be involved.
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