MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Slide 31
Chances of a dry spell
Matopos
There are higher
chances of a dry
spell compared to
Gokwe
Planting window is
very small
Slide 34
Chances of a dry spell
at flowering Matopos
Chances increases
as the season
progress
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Slide 32
Chances of a dry spell
Makoholi
Like the other
stations chances
are higher at the
start of season
and decrease as
the season
progress
Slide 35
Chances of a dry
spell at flowering
Makoholi
If flowering occurs
after 6 January the
chances of it
coinciding with dry
spell increases
Slide 33
Chances of a dry spell
at flowering Gokwe
This is for the maize
crop assuming
flowering at around
day 50
the graph shows
that farmers in
Gokwe should plant
their maize such that
flowering occurs
between 27
December and 13
January. This crop
may have been
planted between 5
and 28 November.
Slide 36
Annual extremes in the season
• Highest total amount of rainfall
• It can be either in one or several days
• Gives an indication of intensity
A Training Manual on Use of Climate Information and Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment for
Agricultural Extension Staff in Zimbabwe
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