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Assessment of drought impacts: results of a dialogue with stakeholders

Assessment of drought impacts: results of a dialogue with stakeholders. Patrick Mushove and Emmanuel Matsika, Miombo Network/Project AF38. Relevant Research Issues. On-farm management practices under changed climate Appropriate crop varieties and livestock breeds under changed climate.

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Assessment of drought impacts: results of a dialogue with stakeholders

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  1. Assessment of drought impacts: results of a dialogue with stakeholders Patrick Mushove and Emmanuel Matsika, Miombo Network/Project AF38

  2. Relevant Research Issues • On-farm management practices under changed climate • Appropriate crop varieties and livestock breeds under changed climate

  3. Case study approach-Zambia • Semi-structured questionnaire and informal interviews • 22 respondents in Ndola Rural district (agro-ecological zone III) • 26 respondents in Choma district (agro-ecological zone II) • Rainfall data for period 1980/81 to 2001/2002

  4. Case study approach-Zimbabwe • Semi-structured questionnaire • Sample size of 214 households from 11 of Buhera District’s 32 wards • Rainfall data for period 1960/61 to 2001/2002

  5. RESULTS • Farmers estimate that drought frequency is up from 1 in 5-10 years to 1 in 5 years • Small-scale, poor farmers are more vulnerable to droughts than the wealthier large-scale farmers • Farmers attribute the shortening of rainfall seasons to climate variability

  6. Rainfall Anomalies

  7. Problems and Solutions • Bureaucracy in accessing rural farmers’ agricultural production data (Zw) • Strengthen networking and stakeholder engagement • Lack of reliable meteorological data at local level • Promote establishment of low cost rainfall stations and improve farm records

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