Determinants of Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Amongst Small-Scale Crop-Livestock Farmers: Case Study of Limpopo Province, South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 539-569
Author(s):  
Mmaphuti A. Nkoana ◽  
Abenet Belete ◽  
Jan J. Hlongwane
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Livestock Farmers ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

scholarly journals The Impact of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Income and Food Security: Empirical Evidence from Small-Scale Fishers in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7905
Author(s):  
Moh. Shadiqur Rahman ◽  
Hery Toiba ◽  
Wen-Chi Huang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Substantial Effect ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

The impacts of climate change on marine capture fisheries have been observed in several studies. It is likely to have a substantial effect on fishers’ income and food security. This study aims to estimate the impact of adaptation strategies on fishers’ income and their household’s food security. Data were collected from small-scale fishers’ households, which own a fishing boat smaller or equal to five gross tonnages (GT). The study sites were the two coastal regions of Malang and Probolinggo in East Java, Indonesia, due to the meager socioeconomic resources caused by climate change. A probit regression model was used to determine the factors influencing the fishers’ adaptation. Propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to evaluate the impact of the adaptation strategies on income and food security. Food security was measured by food consumption score (FCS). The findings indicated that participation in the fishers’ group affected adaptation strategies significantly, and so did the access to credit and climate information. Also, PSM showed that the adaptation strategies had a positive and significant impact on fishers’ income and food security. Those who applied the adaptation strategies had a higher income and FCS than those who did not. This finding implies that the fishery sector’s adaptation strategies can have significant expansion outcome and reduce exposure to risks posed by climate change. Therefore, the arrangement of more climate change adaptation strategies should be promoted by the government for small-scale fishers in Indonesia.

A method for evaluating climate change adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers using survey, experimental and modeled data

2012 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 85-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Claessens ◽  
J.M. Antle ◽  
J.J. Stoorvogel ◽  
R.O. Valdivia ◽  
P.K. Thornton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

scholarly journals Ongoing climate crises and obstacles to adaptation: Observations from the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anica Pienaar ◽  
Christo Coetzee ◽  
Livhuwani Nemakonde
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
North West ◽  
Local Municipality ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

Adaptation is a key component for fostering resilience amongst farmers as they are exposed to the challenges caused by climate change. However, the implementation of adaptation strategies is not equal or easy for most farming communities and are influenced by a diverse range of socio-economic constraints. In this context, the study intended to explore the factors constraining the implementation of climate change adaptation strategies amongst commercial and subsistence farmers of the Local Municipality in the North West province, South Africa. An exploratory sequential mixed method design was used, allowing the utilisation of both qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study. A total of 50 farmers (25 farmers from each group) were identified through purposive homogeneous sampling and were given a questionnaire consisting of semi-structured and structured questions. The study established that some of the most prominent factors constraining adaptation amongst farmers in the Local Municipality are related to their physical environment, lack of market access, financial constraints and limited access to established social networks (such as farmers associations). Identifying barriers to adaptation through area-specific research or studies, such as this particular study, is crucial for the development of holistic climate change adaptation strategies that will allow sustainability in diverse agricultural systems.

scholarly journals Climate change adaptation strategies and production efficiency: The case of citrus farmers in the Limpopo province, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Joseph ◽  
Michael A. Antwi ◽  
Clarietta Chagwiza ◽  
Theresa T Rubhara
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Profit Efficiency ◽  
Resistant Varieties ◽  
Drought Resistant

Climate change adaptation policies and strategies have inevitably become an integral component of agricultural production on a global scale. The evaluative extent to which these adaptation techniques have influenced agricultural productivity is inherently exiguous. Citrus production in tropical regions such as South Africa, is more vulnerable to climate change as the region already experience hot and dry climate, hence the need to implement different strategies for climate change adaption in these regions. This study was designed to assess the effect of adopting the following climate change adaptation measures: planting drought resistant varieties, rainwater harvesting, planting early maturing varieties, integrated pest management (IPM) , changing fertiliser type, and applying drip irrigation to manage climate challenges on the production efficiency of citrus farmers in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The stochastic frontier production function with Cobb Douglas production functional form was used to analyse the productivity of farmers’ vis-à-vis adopted climate change strategies. A survey was conducted and data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire administered to respondents from 235 production units in the five district municipalities of Limpopo. The likelihood ratio tests for profit models showed that farmers were profit efficient considering the identified adaptation strategies. The variables that influenced profit efficiency was price of fertiliser (p 0.010) and water cost (p 0.010). The inefficiency model showed that besides changing fertiliser as an adaptation measure, the other adaptation strategies including IPM, water harvesting and planting drought resistant varieties did not change the profit efficiency of farmers. Therefore, the results indicate that citrus farmers can still adapt to climate change and remain profit efficient.

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