Crop and livestock farmers' knowledge and perceptions of increases in temperature and temperature-related stressors  are consistent with the observed meteorological data . Their perceptions of changes in rainfall amounts have not always been consistent with the observational record . Nevertheless, their perception of increases in dry spell occurrence during the rainy season and changes in rainfall pattern  were consistent with the recent observations . Rainfall patterns within the season, rather than the total amounts of rainfall, matter more for crop and livestock farmers in the Sahel .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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