This case study describes how farmers in Bonam, a village in rural Burkina Faso, predict seasonal rainfall, and, examines how their forecasts relate to scientific ones. The research shows that farmers are used to operate in multiple cognitive frameworks, though are interested in receiving scientific forecasts, given the perception that local forecasts are becoming less reliable due to increasing climate variability. However, understanding local cultural...
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2001/12/01
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Burkina Faso : integrating indigenous forecasting and scientific rainfall forecasting
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farmer
Citation
Roncoli, Carla; Ingram, Keith; Kirshen, Paul; Jost,.
Burkina Faso : integrating indigenous forecasting and scientific rainfall forecasting (English). Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes|no 39 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/319181468015617887