Rice farmers’ perception on manifestation of climate change in function of climatic zone of the Republic of Benin
| Manifestations | Percentage of responses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinean zone (N = 138) | Soudano–Guinean zone (N = 63) | Soudanian zone (N = 217) | Study area (N = 418) | |
| Rain delay | 22.1 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 21.3 |
| Decrease in the frequency of rain | 15.5 | 21.9 | 13.3 | 15.1 |
| Heavy rains | 20 | 21.4 | 9.3 | 14.7 |
| Flood | 20 | 15 | 11.2 | 14.4 |
| Drought | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| Strong winds | – | – | 14.2 | 7.6 |
| Fluctuation of the rains | 9.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7 |
| High temperature | 0.6 | – | 8.6 | 4.8 |
| Proliferation of pests and diseases | – | 0.6 | 7.1 | 3.9 |
| Early cessation of rains | – | – | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Manifestations | Percentage of responses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinean zone | Soudano–Guinean zone | Soudanian zone | Study area | |
| Rain delay | 22.1 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 21.3 |
| Decrease in the frequency of rain | 15.5 | 21.9 | 13.3 | 15.1 |
| Heavy rains | 20 | 21.4 | 9.3 | 14.7 |
| Flood | 20 | 15 | 11.2 | 14.4 |
| Drought | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| Strong winds | – | – | 14.2 | 7.6 |
| Fluctuation of the rains | 9.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7 |
| High temperature | 0.6 | – | 8.6 | 4.8 |
| Proliferation of pests and diseases | – | 0.6 | 7.1 | 3.9 |
| Early cessation of rains | – | – | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Note:
*N: Number of surveyed farmers
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