Identification

Title

Transcripts on seasonal climate forecasts, indices and practices from farmers in Malawi, April-May 2019

Abstract

The dataset provides transcripts from focus groups in Salima, Mangochi and Zomba (Malawi). The focus groups' discussions concern the monthly agricultural activities in association with the climate services and extreme weather events. The data were produced as part of NERC Program Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR). Grant reference - Improving Preparedness to Agro-Climatic Extremes in Malawi (IPACE-Malawi). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/2b8cb09f-9348-4115-a90e-818eade599af

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/2b8cb09f-9348-4115-a90e-818eade599af

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/2b8cb09f-9348-4115-a90e-818eade599af.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/2b8cb09f-9348-4115-a90e-818eade599af

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

Meteorological geographical features

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

agro-climatic indices

Africa

Maize

Farmers

Decision-making

Climate services

Extreme weather

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

33.877

East bounding longitude

35.722

North bounding latitude

-13.726

South bounding latitude

-15.512

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-04-01

End position

2019-05-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-03-24

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Between April and May 2019 15 focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted across five Extension Planning Areas (EPAs); 10 FGDs with farmers and 5 FGDs with Agricultural Extension Development Officers (AEDOs). The farmers involved in the FGD were selected by the AEDOs and included both male and female farmers (and amongst which one or more than one was the lead farmer i.e., farmer representative). In total, 70 female farmers and 48 male farmers, and 21 AEDOs participated in the FGDs. The age of male farmer and female farmer participants ranged from 28–58 to 20–54, respectively. The FGDs were conducted in the local language Chichewa, facilitated by a local research assistant who audio recorded, translated and transcribed the discussions.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-18T12:21:12

Metadata language

eng