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Table 5 Climate predictions and crop yield changes in 2050 compared to baseline year 2018 [87]

From: Climate change scenarios in Zambia: modeling farmers’ adaptation

Change in %

Dry climate scenario

Wet climate scenario

Rainfall

-0.75

 + 6.93

Mean temperature

 + 10.52

 + 9.43

Variation in rain

 + 9.32

 + 3.67

Maize yield

- 4.79

-2.77

Groundnut yield

 + 4.00

 + 5.68

Cassava yield

 + 5.61

 + 8.68

Millet yield

-22.41

-21.74

Sweet potato yield

-1.06

-1.06

Bean yield

-10.32

-7.97

Rice yield

-18.92

-17.72