Climate Change Grounded on Empirical Evidence as Compared with the Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers in Vhembe District, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zongho Kom (0000-0002-3294-8651, University of Venda), Nthaduleni Samuel Nethengwe (0000-0003-0797-9162), Sylvester Mpandeli (0000-0003-4925-6173, University of Venda, South Africa; Water Research Commission, South Africa), Hector Chikoore (0000-0002-2625-8881, University of Venda) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 683-698 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909619891757 |
| OpenAlex | W2995340970 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
In South Africa, the smallholding-farming system is a dominant economic activity in rural communities. This study examines smallholder-farmers' perceptions in regards to climate changes, in comparison with evidence from meteorological data from 1980-2015, across Vhembe District; data from a questionnaire and recorded meteorological were used. The results reveal that, farmers' perceptions of climatic conditions are consistent with meteorological details on climatic change. In other words, the study, showed that, farmers' perceptions using climate indicators, mirror meteorological data. It was concluded that it is imperative for farmers to understand issues such as, temperature and rainfall patterns in order to identify adaptive strategies to the negative impacts of climate
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Climate change · Economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Perception · Socioeconomics · Agricultural risk and resilience · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Environmental Science · Psychology · Ecology
Adoption of interrelated sustainable agricultural practices in smallholder systems
Farmers' perceptions of and adaptation strategies to climate change and their determinants
Robust negative impacts of climate change on African agriculture
Climate change impacts on crop productivity in Africa and South Asia
Addressing human vulnerability to climate change
Trends and Variability Assessment of Rainfall in Vhembe South Africa
Perception of Farmers on Climate Change and Adaptation in Limpopo Province of South Africa
Learning and Envisioning under Climatic Uncertainty
Livelihoods afterLandReform inSouthAfrica
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |