Table 4.

Farmers’ perception of the influence of traditional rainmakers on rice production

Types of influencePercentage of rice farmers
Guinean zone
(N = 138)
Soudano–Guinean zone
(N = 63)
Soudanian zone
(N = 217)
Study area
(N = 418)
No influence on rice production46.684.997.978.6
Blockage of rains that causes disturbance of rainy seasons35.89.40.414.1
Relocate rains from one area to another6.83.8–2.8
No control of the rain cycle4.1––1.4
Low productivity3.4–0.41.1
No control of production periods2.0––0.8
Causes rains in the dry season–1.91.30.8
Rainfall delay1.3––0.4

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