Determinants of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies adoption by smallholder food crop farmers in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State

dc.contributor.authorMakamane, O.
dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, J.
dc.contributor.authorLoki, Olwethu
dc.contributor.authorMdoda, L.
dc.contributor.emailo.loki@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-16T04:53:38Z
dc.date.available2024-02-16T04:53:38Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstractClimate change is already influencing agricultural production and distribution and heightening farming risks. Over the last decade, the sector has been subject to drastic economic and social evolutions contributing to the climate variability change in the agricultural sector. Smallholder farmers, especially from developing countries (South Africa), have been recognised as the most vulnerable to climate hazards due to the prevalence of low adaptive measures. Addressing climate change’s effects on agriculture is an exceptional challenge. Policymakers have presented Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) as an alternative strategy to enhance agricultural productivity, which will help improve food security and reduce poverty, especially in developing countries. However, the adoption and diffusion of CSA have been slow. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the determinants of (CSA) technologies adoption by smallholder food crop farmers in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State. The study used a cross-sectional research design to collect data using structured questionnaires. Stratified random sampling collected data from 120 smallholder food crop farmers. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were employed for the analysis. The study findings show that using and adopting CSA by smallholder farmers enhanced agricultural productivity. The majority (66%) of the sampled food crop farmers fell in the category of users of CSA practices. The study found that farmers’ knowledge influenced their use and adoption of CSA technologies and farmers’ available financial support. Lack of financial support, knowledge and inadequate farm inputs and training were the challenges limiting smallholder farmers from using CSA. The paper recommends that to ensure a smooth transition to climate-sensitive agricultural practices, development actors must strongly support the inculcation of indigenous knowledge of modern agricultural technologies for easy use by farmers. It also recommends that policymakers develop and implement more elaborate capacity-building programs at the local level to influence farmers’ attitudes towards pro-environmental behaviour.en_US
dc.description.departmentAgricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Developmenten_US
dc.description.librarianam2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-02:Zero Hungeren_US
dc.description.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/agrien_US
dc.identifier.citationMakamane, A., Van Niekerk, J., Loki, O. et al. 2023, 'Determinants of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies adoption by smallholder food crop farmers in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State', South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 52-74. DOI : 10.17159/2413-3221/2023/v51n4a16451.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0301-603X (print)
dc.identifier.issn2413-3221 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2413-3221/2023/v51n4a16451
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/94653
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Society for Agricultural Extensionen_US
dc.rights© Kwenani, & Terblanche. License: CC BY 4.0en_US
dc.subjectAdaptive capacityen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectSmallholder farmersen_US
dc.subjectSDG-02: Zero hungeren_US
dc.subjectClimate-smart agriculture (CSA)en_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural productionen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural distributionen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies adoption by smallholder food crop farmers in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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