Indicators for economic vulnerability to drought in South Africa
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3886795 |
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| Autores | Nomalanga M Mdungela, Yonas T Bahta (0000-0002-3782-5597, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, autor de correspondencia), A J Jordaan (0000-0002-5169-7851), Andries Jordaan (ORCID) |
| Año | 2017 |
| Volumen | 27 |
| Número | 8 |
| Páginas | 1050-1063 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2017.1361384 |
| OpenAlex | W2763899683 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 4 |
This article identifies and estimates economic drought vulnerability indicators among communal farmers in South Africa, using an economic vulnerability index based on a household survey of 121 communal farmers. The results show that lack of resources, unemployment, price sensitivity, market access, the level of farm debt, output, on- and off-farm diversification, management, and financial safety nets were the main economic vulnerability variables. Farm debt and financial safety provide the bulk of the vulnerability index. The study’s findings suggest that government should reconsider priorities in the implementation of appropriate policy measures in response to drought
Agricultural diversification · Business · Climate change · Debt · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Natural resource economics · Unemployment · Vulnerability index · Agricultural risk and resilience · Energy and Environment Impacts · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Finance
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |