Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya

Climate variability is among the main threats to rain-dependent smallholder farming in most sub-Saharan Africa countries. Hence, farmers should make efforts at the local level to utilize indigenous knowledge (IK) combined with conventional knowledge to adapt to climate variability impacts. We assess...

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Autores principales:	E.W. Mugi-Ngenga, M.N. Kiboi, M.W. Mucheru-Muna, J.N. Mugwe, F.S. Mairura, D.N. Mugendi, F.K. Ngetich
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Rainfall variability Temperature variability Indigenous indicators Anomalies Coping strategies, seasonal climate forecast Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:58228b8ffc084c80adf642a20b5b50a82021-11-10T04:43:43ZIndigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya2667-010010.1016/j.envc.2021.100355https://doaj.org/article/58228b8ffc084c80adf642a20b5b50a82021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021003292https://doaj.org/toc/2667-0100Climate variability is among the main threats to rain-dependent smallholder farming in most sub-Saharan Africa countries. Hence, farmers should make efforts at the local level to utilize indigenous knowledge (IK) combined with conventional knowledge to adapt to climate variability impacts. We assessed; IK used by farmers in climate forecasting, their perceptions of climate variability and adaptation strategies, and their correlation with conventional approaches. We conducted the study in Tharaka South and Kitui Central sub-counties of Kenya. We used the triangulation approach to obtain the quantitative and qualitative data. To select respondents, we used purposive and random sampling strategies combined with the snowballing technique. Observed rainfall and temperature data from 1998 to 2018 were obtained from the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). Results showed that there were significant (p<0.05) differences in the use of indigenous indicators such as observation of the behavior of the sky (χ2 = 14.631), moon (χ2 = 7.851), and wind (χ2 = 5.864). The majority of the smallholder farmers (87%) used the change in the behavior of trees as the indigenous indicator in weather forecasting. The most common adaptation strategies (over 80%) used were food storage for future use (88.5%) and change of planting dates (87.5%). The analysis output of conventional data from KMD conformed with the farmers' observations and perception of climate variability over the reference period. Because farmers are still using IK that agrees with conventional knowledge, there is a need to integrate IK with conventional knowledge for use by rain-fed-dependent smallholder farmers in climate forecasting.E.W. Mugi-NgengaM.N. KiboiM.W. Mucheru-MunaJ.N. MugweF.S. MairuraD.N. MugendiF.K. NgetichElsevierarticleRainfall variabilityTemperature variabilityIndigenous indicatorsAnomaliesCoping strategies, seasonal climate forecastEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENEnvironmental Challenges, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100355- (2021)
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topic	Rainfall variability Temperature variability Indigenous indicators Anomalies Coping strategies, seasonal climate forecast Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	Rainfall variability Temperature variability Indigenous indicators Anomalies Coping strategies, seasonal climate forecast Environmental sciences GE1-350 E.W. Mugi-Ngenga M.N. Kiboi M.W. Mucheru-Muna J.N. Mugwe F.S. Mairura D.N. Mugendi F.K. Ngetich Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya
description	Climate variability is among the main threats to rain-dependent smallholder farming in most sub-Saharan Africa countries. Hence, farmers should make efforts at the local level to utilize indigenous knowledge (IK) combined with conventional knowledge to adapt to climate variability impacts. We assessed; IK used by farmers in climate forecasting, their perceptions of climate variability and adaptation strategies, and their correlation with conventional approaches. We conducted the study in Tharaka South and Kitui Central sub-counties of Kenya. We used the triangulation approach to obtain the quantitative and qualitative data. To select respondents, we used purposive and random sampling strategies combined with the snowballing technique. Observed rainfall and temperature data from 1998 to 2018 were obtained from the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). Results showed that there were significant (p<0.05) differences in the use of indigenous indicators such as observation of the behavior of the sky (χ2 = 14.631), moon (χ2 = 7.851), and wind (χ2 = 5.864). The majority of the smallholder farmers (87%) used the change in the behavior of trees as the indigenous indicator in weather forecasting. The most common adaptation strategies (over 80%) used were food storage for future use (88.5%) and change of planting dates (87.5%). The analysis output of conventional data from KMD conformed with the farmers' observations and perception of climate variability over the reference period. Because farmers are still using IK that agrees with conventional knowledge, there is a need to integrate IK with conventional knowledge for use by rain-fed-dependent smallholder farmers in climate forecasting.
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author	E.W. Mugi-Ngenga M.N. Kiboi M.W. Mucheru-Muna J.N. Mugwe F.S. Mairura D.N. Mugendi F.K. Ngetich
author_facet	E.W. Mugi-Ngenga M.N. Kiboi M.W. Mucheru-Muna J.N. Mugwe F.S. Mairura D.N. Mugendi F.K. Ngetich
author_sort	E.W. Mugi-Ngenga
title	Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya
title_short	Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya
title_full	Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya
title_fullStr	Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya
title_full_unstemmed	Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya
title_sort	indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of kenya
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/58228b8ffc084c80adf642a20b5b50a8
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Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya

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