Exploitation artisanale du bois, la structure sociale et stratégies de prévention des conflits à Gbado-Lite, (Nord Ubangi), République Démocratique du Congo.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of climate change and its impact on agriculture in the Ubanguienne eco-region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The stratified probability sampling method was used. The majority of respondents were men (64.0%) with secondary education, of whom 59.5% were farmers, most of whom were married (74.5%). The majority of respondents were Ngbandi (23.0%). 59.0% of respondents felt that the impact was high. The majority (96.5%) of respondents were aware of the effects of the change. 59% of respondents felt that the impact of climate change on agriculture was high. Of these changes, 52.7% of respondents had modified the crops grown. Respondents' main concerns included degradation of agri-cultural land (35.5%), loss of farm income (34.0%), and food security (30.0%), while 0.5% mentioned other concerns.