Rice farmers’ perception on the causes of climate change in function of climatic zone of the Republic of Benin
| Causes | Percentage of responses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinean zone (N* = 93) | Soudano–Guinean zone (N = 33) | Soudanian zone (N = 212) | Study area (N = 338) | |
| Deforestation | 48.9 | 96.9 | 77.7 | 71.6 |
| Non respect of forbidden | 18.1 | – | 3.2 | 7 |
| Anthropogenic activities | – | – | 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Traditional rainmakers | 18.1 | – | – | 5 |
| Non respect of laws of nature | 1.1 | – | 6 | 4.1 |
| God | 12.7 | 3.1 | – | 3.8 |
| Human population growth | – | – | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Desacralization of morals | 1.1 | – | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Use of herbicides | – | – | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Causes | Percentage of responses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinean zone | Soudano–Guinean zone | Soudanian zone | Study area | |
| Deforestation | 48.9 | 96.9 | 77.7 | 71.6 |
| Non respect of forbidden | 18.1 | – | 3.2 | 7 |
| Anthropogenic activities | – | – | 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Traditional rainmakers | 18.1 | – | – | 5 |
| Non respect of laws of nature | 1.1 | – | 6 | 4.1 |
| God | 12.7 | 3.1 | – | 3.8 |
| Human population growth | – | – | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Desacralization of morals | 1.1 | – | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Use of herbicides | – | – | 0.5 | 0.3 |
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