Use and economic benefits of indigenous seasonal climate forecasts
Evidence from Benin, West Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21792142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cocou Jaurès Amegnaglo (0000-0002-8814-7538, University of Ghana, corresponding author), Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu (University of Ghana), Akwasi Mensah‐Bonsu (0000-0002-7109-2868, University of Ghana), Kwabena Asomanin Anaman (0000-0003-1994-5429, University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 909-920 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Climate and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-5529 • E-ISSN: 1756-5537 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17565529.2022.2027740 |
| OpenAlex | W4206918006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Since immemorial times, farmers especially in Africa have built and transmitted orally from one generation to another a complex network of seasonal climate knowledge enabling them to lower climate variabilities and vagaries. Despite the prominent role of this knowledge system in smallholder farming, empirical studies relative to the production process, use and economic valuation of this knowledge to inform decision-making are scanty. Travel cost method, descriptive statistics and a two-step Heckman method are used to analyse the use and economic value of indigenous seasonal climate forecasts (ISCF) in Benin. ISCF were produced based on the observation of abiotic and biotic indicators in Kandi, Glazoué and Zè with the observations largely undertaken by local elders and professional traditional forecasters. Most farmers got ISCF either by travelling to visit a source of knowledge or by sacrificing their time. The use of ISCF increased a maize producer's net income by at least 3%, implying that ISCF are valuables goods. The main factors driving the use and value of ISCF were the use of fertilizer, large farm size, traditional African religions and access to market. Therefore, policy to promote the integration of indigenous forecasting knowledge with modern forecasting system should be taken
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Climate change · Contingent valuation · Descriptive statistics · Economics · Empirical evidence · Environmental resource management · Geography · Indigenous · Natural resource economics · Traditional knowledge · Willingness to pay · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Ecology
Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities
The Relationship between Credit and Productivity in Chinese Agriculture
Using Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Science
Indigenous climate knowledge in southern Uganda
Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error
Estimating the Potential Economic Value of Seasonal Forecasts in West Africa
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Indicators of Rain
Reading the Rains
Climate variability and rural livelihoods
Economic valuation of the cultural heritage
Can Local Ecological Knowledge Contribute to Wildlife Management? Case Studies of Migratory Birds
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |