MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Slide 25
Start of the season
Makoholi
Starts between 15
November and 5
January
In most of the years
the season between
15 November and 7
December
There were 7 out of
47 when the season
never started
Slide 28
Risk of replanting
Makoholi
7 out of 48 years
the season did
not start
farmers had to
replant in 21 out
of 40 years which
is a risk of about
53%.
2012
Slide 26
Risk of replanting
Gokwe
In 22 out of 46 years the
farmers had to replant. If
they decide to plant
whenever an area
received 20mm or more
in 2 days or more
Risk is 46%
Slide 29
Risk of a dry spell
• These are chances of having a 10, 14 and
18 day dry spell within 30 days after
planting
• Has an effect on germination and
establishment hence replanting
Slide 27
Risk of replanting
Matopos
In Matopos there
were 29 in 69 years
when the farmers had
to replant start.
(About 42% risk).
There were two years
when there was no
start to the season
Slide 30
Probability of dry
spell Gokwe
Chances of spells
30 days after
planting decreases
as the season
progress
The lowest chances
of a dry spell is
around 25
November onwards
A Training Manual on Use of Climate Information and Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment for
Agricultural Extension Staff in Zimbabwe
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