Analysis of the Repercussions of Climate Change on the Proliferation of Maize Pest Caterpillars in the Kati Circle
Raymond Kodio and Cheick Oumar Kangama*
ABSTRACT
The issue of climate change constitutes a global challenge today. To deal with this, each country must develop its own measures and solutions.
For this research, the objective is to study corn cultivation in the Kati Circle in the context of climate change. To achieve this, the perceptions and adaptation strategies of local populations to the phenomenon of climate change were scrutinized and analyzed.
We surveyed 248 agricultural households in four villages in the Kati Circle. Three hypotheses served as a guiding principle for this research and the methodology used is a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches.
In terms of results, the consequences of climate change on the local ecosystem are reflected in soil degradation, a reduction in corn production, an increase in the early drying up of ponds and watercourses and the proliferation of certain species. plant and animal (armyworm, aphids and thrips).
To deal with these consequences, while benefiting from support from agricultural technical services, local producers have developed corn growing techniques that are relatively adapted in a context of climate change.
