Browsing Okavango Research Institute (ORI) by Subject "Weather forecast"
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Ethno-meteorology and scientific weather forecasting: small farmers and scientists’ perspectives on climate variability in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/, 2014-09-03)Recent trends in abrupt weather changes continue to pose a challenge to agricultural production most especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper specifically addresses the questions on how local farmers read and predict ... -
Small farmers' responses to scientific early warning on weather in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org, 2018-11-29)Although formal channels of communication exist for conveying early warning scientific weather messages, it is widely believed that small-scale farmers continue to utilize traditional practices in obtaining weather ...