The University of KwaZulu-Natal has undertaken to study how communities have interpreted climate and weather patterns as they affect various aspects of their livelihoods. Whilst seasonal forecasts have been provided by the Meteorological services, these have been more widespread only recently ago but as communities you have had your ways of measuring how seasons are going to unfold. These are the indicators which as communities have helped you predict the season and thus make choices on the types of crops to grow. It is therefore the thrust of this survey to get information on indicators used by communities to forecast seasons.
Name of interviewer………..
Name of Respondent……….
District………Ward ………
1. Age
(Ndingazivawo kuti mune makore mangani ekuberekwa) 2. How long have you stayed in this area?
(Mave nemakore mangani muchigara munharaunda ino?)
3. What crops do you intend to grow this season?
(Imbeu dzipi dzamuri kutarisira kurima mwaka uno)
4. What are your reasons for choosing these crops?
(Nemhaka yei makasarudza kurima mbeu idzi?)
5. What sort of indicators did you rely on to forecast performance of rainfall season?
(Takatarisana nekunaya kwemvura, chii chamunoshandisa semunongedzo wekuziva kuti mwaka wekunaya kwemvura unenge wakamira sei?)
6. Which tress in particular do/did you use in forecasting the season?
(Miti ipi –revai mazita ayo yamaishandisa pakuziva mamiriro emwaka
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these trees
(Kana mwaka wakananaka (mvura yakawanda) chii chamaiona pamiti yamareva pamubvunzo wapfuura)
8. If the season was bad what phenological characteristics did you observe on the trees (Kana mvura iri shoma zvii zvaionekwa pamiti iyi yamareva zvaitaridza kuipa kwemwaka) 9. Talking about animals, which animals/creatures did you use to forecast the season
(Takatarisana nemhuka ndedzipi mhuka kana zvipukanana zvamaishandisa kuziva mamirire emwaka)
10.What was the behaviour of these animals when a good season was expected?
(Pamhuka/zvipukanana zvamareva chii chamaiona chichitika chaikuzivisai kuti mwaka wakanaka?)
11.In the event of a bad season, how did the animals behave?
(Mhuka/zvipuka zvaitaridzawo sei kuti mwaka wainge usina mvura yakakwana)
12. Once the season started there are times when a dry spell would occur, what indicators helped you know a dry period was coming through?
(Mwaka uchinge watanga pane zvainekwa here kutaridza kuti mvura yave kumboenda kwemazuva)
13. At the end of the dry spell what would indicate the coming back of rains?
(Ko kana mvura yodzoka mushure mekunge kwambooma, chii chamaiona chaitaridza kudzoka kwemvura?)
14. (Have you checked on the indicators you use whether they are really good at forecasting the season?)
(Makambozviongorora here kuti muone kuti minongedzo iyi yainyatsoshanda zvakadii? )
Hongu kwete
15. If yes which indicators really gave good results
(Kana mati hongu, minongedzo yainyatsokubuda nemazvo (kana sezvazviri) ndeipi pane yamareva?)
16.Are the indicators you used in past years still as good today?
165 Ko parizvino muchiri kuona minongedzo iyoyo ichinyatsokushanda sekare here?
Hongu kwete
17.If you said no, can you explain what has changed on the indicators (Kana mati kwete, chii chashanduka paminongedzo iyi?)
18. How did you get to know about these indicators?
(Makaziva sei pamusoro peminongedzo iyoyi yose?)
19.Do you think the youth still use these indicators for seasonal forecasting? Give reasons (Munofunga kuti vechidiki vachiri kushandisawo minongedzo iyi here? Ipai zvikonzero) 20. Do you use seasonal forecasts issued by the Meteorological Services Department?
(Ko munoshandisa here ruzivo runoburitswa nevemamiriro ekunze uye munozvinzwisia here?)
Hongu kwete
If yes;
Do you get the seasonal forecast in time and during the season do you get updates?
Nhau dzememariro ekunze munodziwana mwaka uchitanga here, uye mukufamba kwemwaka munowana nhau idzi zvakadini?
Hongu Kwete
HOW DO THEY HEAR OR GET TO KNOW OF THESE FORECASTS (radio, newspapers, AEW, cellphone, hearsay etc)
21. Do you understand the seasonal forecasts issued by the MSD?
(Munonzwisisa here mamiriro emwaka amunopiwa nevemariro ekunze?)
Hongu kwete
22. (Have you ever analysed to see if there is agreement between the forecasts given by MSD and your own forecasts using indigenous indicators?)
Pane pamunoona panopindirana zvinobva kunana mazvikokota vemamiriro ekunze nezvamunoonawo imi muchishandisa minongedzo yenyu here?
Hongu Kwete
166 23.Name the areas of agreement if you said yes
(Revai pamunoona pachipindirana kana mati hongu)
24.Considering forecasts that are generated by the MSD, do you think you want to continue using your own ways of forecasting seasons or you want to shift to climate science?
Muchienzanisa nezvinobva kune vemamiriro ekunze, mungada here kuramba muchishandisa nzira dzenyu idzi dzekuziva mwaka kana kuti motora zvinobva kune vemamiriro ekunze?
25. Nhau dzememariro ekunze munodziwana mwaka uchitanga here, uye mukufamba kwemwaka munowana nhau idzi zvakadini? (Do you get the seasonal forecast in time and during the season do you get updates?)
There is suggested change.
26. Can you tell me what crops you would grow when a bad season was forecast
(Mungandiudzawo here mbeu dzamairima mushure mekuziva kuti mwaka unenge uine mvura shoma?)
27. After growing these crops did you get good yields to help you survive the bad season?
(Kana marima mbesa dzmataura pamusoro maikwanisa kurarama zvakanaka here kusvika mwaka uchipera?)
28. What agricultural measures would help you get some food during droughts?
Takatarisana nekurima zvii zvingaitwa kukubastirai kuti muwane chikafu kunyange mvura iri shoma munguva dzenzara.
TATENDA. THANK YOU. SIYABONGA
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