ABSTRACT
This study aimed at examining indigenous knowledge on climate change adaptation
on maize and bean production in Mbeya rural. Basically the study aimed at
examining the changes in rainfall and temperature and its impact on maize and bean
production in the area as well as addressing the indigenous knowledge used by local
people to resist the impacts caused by climate change. Primary data were collected
by using questionnaires, interviews with key informants and field observation. SPSS
version 16.0 and Microsoft excel were used to encode and analyze data.
The result from the field found that there are changes in rainfall, whereby the rainfall
is decreasing and temperature is increasing. This has resulted in the decrease in
maize and bean production in the area. Local people have applied different
indigenous measures in order to resist the effects of climate change. Those measures
used were, traditional irrigation, mixed farming, the use of valley bottom cultivation
“vinyungu”, and traditional terracing. The study found that even though IK was
applied to the area, the effects of climate change still persist such as, in the declining
yields of maize and bean production.
The study went further to investigate the challenges that local people face while
adapting to climate change. The challenges mentioned by respondents during field
interview were; low income, shortage number of AEO‟s, poor government support
and low agricultural inputs like fertilizers. Although the government has introduced
different policies and programs concerning climate change, the study found that
there is poor implementation of those policies, which results in the decrease in maize
and beans yields
Mwalongo, T (2021). Effectiveness Of Indigenous Knowledge In Adaptation To Climate Change For Maize And Beans Production A Case Of Mbeya Rural, Mbeya Region. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-adaptation-to-climate-change-for-maize-and-beans-production-a-case-of-mbeya-rural-mbeya-region
Mwalongo, Twilumba "Effectiveness Of Indigenous Knowledge In Adaptation To Climate Change For Maize And Beans Production A Case Of Mbeya Rural, Mbeya Region" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-adaptation-to-climate-change-for-maize-and-beans-production-a-case-of-mbeya-rural-mbeya-region. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Mwalongo, Twilumba . "Effectiveness Of Indigenous Knowledge In Adaptation To Climate Change For Maize And Beans Production A Case Of Mbeya Rural, Mbeya Region". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-adaptation-to-climate-change-for-maize-and-beans-production-a-case-of-mbeya-rural-mbeya-region >.
Mwalongo, Twilumba . "Effectiveness Of Indigenous Knowledge In Adaptation To Climate Change For Maize And Beans Production A Case Of Mbeya Rural, Mbeya Region" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-adaptation-to-climate-change-for-maize-and-beans-production-a-case-of-mbeya-rural-mbeya-region