Abstract
Residents of wards 12 and 13 in Mberengwa depend on subsistence agriculture for
their livelihoods. These residents incorporate weather forecasts in agricultural decision-
making especially in decisions that relate to crop production. The residents of the two
wards, have since developed their own indigenous weather forecasting systems that
they use in conjunction with meteorological weather forecasts for agricultural planning
purposes. This study examines the perceptions of the residents of wards 12 and 13 on
the levels of accuracy of indigenous and meteorological weather forecasts. The data
was collected using questionnaires and focus, group discussions. Purposive sampling
was used to select the respondents. 66% of the respondents indicated that indigenous
weather forecasts accuracy fell in the average to good rating while 59 % indicated
that they rated meteorological weather forecasts as average to good. Comparative
ratings of the accuracy of indigenous weather forecasts to meteorological weather
forecasts showed that 91% of the respondents who had access to both meteorological
and indigenous weather forecasts perceived the indigenous weather forecasts as being
more reliable than meteorological weather forecasts. The study recommends an in-depth
N, S (2021). A Comparative Analysis of Perception Levels of Accuracy for Indigenous Weather Forecasts and Meteorological Forecasts: The Case Of Wards 12 And 13, Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/a-comparative-analysis-of-perception-levels-of-accuracy-for-indigenous-weather-forecasts-and-meteorological-forecasts-the-case-of-wards-12-and-13-mberengwa-district-zimbabwe
N, Shoko "A Comparative Analysis of Perception Levels of Accuracy for Indigenous Weather Forecasts and Meteorological Forecasts: The Case Of Wards 12 And 13, Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe" Afribary. Afribary, 03 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/a-comparative-analysis-of-perception-levels-of-accuracy-for-indigenous-weather-forecasts-and-meteorological-forecasts-the-case-of-wards-12-and-13-mberengwa-district-zimbabwe. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
N, Shoko . "A Comparative Analysis of Perception Levels of Accuracy for Indigenous Weather Forecasts and Meteorological Forecasts: The Case Of Wards 12 And 13, Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe". Afribary, Afribary, 03 May. 2021. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/a-comparative-analysis-of-perception-levels-of-accuracy-for-indigenous-weather-forecasts-and-meteorological-forecasts-the-case-of-wards-12-and-13-mberengwa-district-zimbabwe >.
N, Shoko . "A Comparative Analysis of Perception Levels of Accuracy for Indigenous Weather Forecasts and Meteorological Forecasts: The Case Of Wards 12 And 13, Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/a-comparative-analysis-of-perception-levels-of-accuracy-for-indigenous-weather-forecasts-and-meteorological-forecasts-the-case-of-wards-12-and-13-mberengwa-district-zimbabwe