Factors correlating with the ability to cope with drought conditions in the greater Letaba local municipality, South Africa, 2014-2016

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dc.contributor.author Mbombo-Dweba, T.P.
dc.contributor.author Mayanja, M.M.
dc.contributor.author Rakwale, T.J.
dc.contributor.author Oguttu, James Wabwire
dc.date.accessioned 2024-08-22T12:16:20Z
dc.date.available 2024-08-22T12:16:20Z
dc.date.issued 2024-03
dc.description.abstract Drought is a major concern in the agricultural sector, especially due to its recurrence and adverse effects on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Vulnerability of smallholder farmers to drought is higher in developing countries such as South Africa than in developed countries. This is due to the high dependence on rainfall by farmers in developing countries. The need to understand the coping strategies adopted by these farmers to improve their resilience cannot be over emphasised. Factors associated with the ability to cope with drought conditions by smallholder livestock farmers were investigated using retrospective data collected from randomly selected smallholder farmers (n = 280). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis. The results revealed that farmer’s adaptive capacity was influenced by the “Agricultural Centre”, changes in farm management, practicing supplementary feeding before onset of the drought, introduction of supplementary feeding during the drought, and having access to clean water during the drought. This study highlighted the varying coping strategies adopted by smallholder livestock farmers that should be considered when designing intervention strategies and drought preparedness education programmes. There is a need for the development of area specific proactive drought coping strategies and education programmes targeted at smallholder farmers. en_US
dc.description.department Production Animal Studies en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-02:Zero Hunger en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-06:Clean water and sanitation en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-13:Climate action en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-15:Life on land en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.aloki.hu/ en_US
dc.identifier.citation Mbombo-Dweba, T.P., Mayanja, M.M., Rakwale, T.J. et al. 2024, 'Factors correlating with the ability to cope with drought conditions in the greater Letaba local municipality, South Africa, 2014-2016', Applied Ecology And Environmental Research, vol. 22, pp. 1029-1050, doi : 10.15666/aeer/2202_10291050. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1589 1623 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1785 0037 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.15666/aeer/2202_10291050
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97827
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Corvinus University of Budapest en_US
dc.rights © 2024, ALÖKI Kft., Budapest, Hungary. en_US
dc.subject Climate change en_US
dc.subject Coping strategies en_US
dc.subject Smallholder farmers en_US
dc.subject Livelihoods en_US
dc.subject Vulnerability en_US
dc.subject Drought resilience en_US
dc.subject SDG-02: Zero hunger en_US
dc.subject SDG-06: Clean water and sanitation en_US
dc.subject SDG-13: Climate action en_US
dc.subject SDG-15: Life on land en_US
dc.title Factors correlating with the ability to cope with drought conditions in the greater Letaba local municipality, South Africa, 2014-2016 en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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