Rice farmers’ perception of the impact of climate change on rice production
| Impacts | Percentage of responses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinean zone (N = 138) | Soudano–Guinean zone (N = 63) | Soudanian zone (N = 216) | Study area (N = 417) | ||
| Disruption of agricultural calendar | 48.5 | 52.5 | 35.7 | 41.5 | |
| Drop of rice yield | 44.9 | 40.6 | 39.6 | 41.4 | |
| Insect attacks | 4.9 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 8 | |
| Plant lodging | 0.7 | – | 9.1 | 5.5 | |
| Total destruction of fields due to flooding | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | |
| Yellowing of plants due to drought | – | – | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| Panicle sterility | – | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| Rotting of mature rice grains | – | – | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| Winding leaves | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Soil poverty | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Loss of sown seeds due to heavy rains | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Loss of flowers due to strong winds | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Impacts | Percentage of responses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinean zone | Soudano–Guinean zone | Soudanian zone | Study area | ||
| Disruption of agricultural calendar | 48.5 | 52.5 | 35.7 | 41.5 | |
| Drop of rice yield | 44.9 | 40.6 | 39.6 | 41.4 | |
| Insect attacks | 4.9 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 8 | |
| Plant lodging | 0.7 | – | 9.1 | 5.5 | |
| Total destruction of fields due to flooding | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | |
| Yellowing of plants due to drought | – | – | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| Panicle sterility | – | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| Rotting of mature rice grains | – | – | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| Winding leaves | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Soil poverty | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Loss of sown seeds due to heavy rains | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Loss of flowers due to strong winds | – | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
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