Participatory Water & Climate Information Services for smallholder farmers in the global South

Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depends more on rainfall than artificial irrigation. In ancient days, older people in farming communities relied on their perceptions, instincts and what they observed in the surrounding biota (flora and fauna) to plan their agricultural activities. These ideas, experiences and knowledge of local people had gained attention in the discussions of climate change and adaptation strategies in Africa essentially relating to agricultural sustenance. Evidence from literature shows that in recent times forecast which is based on modern technology (scientific forecast) had received a lot of attention and has being adopted by many rural farmers in the developing world due to its precision. Several researchers had inferred that the way forward to adaptive and reliable weather forecasting is by integrating indigenous forecast with scientific forecast. This study will aim to advance the understanding of integrating local or indigenous with scientific weather forecast knowledge and utilize and advance water and climate information services for sustainable agriculture.