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Ecological vulnerability indicators to drought: case of communal farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)
Estimation of ecological drought vulnerability indicators is the important step for drought mitigation management. This article identified and estimated ecological drought vulnerability indicators among communal farmers ...
Factors influencing the resilience of smallholder livestock farmers to agricultural drought in South Africa: implication for adaptive capabilities
(OASIS, 2019)
The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence the resilience of smallholder farming households in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. This study utilised primary data collected from 207 smallholder ...
Coping and adaptation mechanisms employed by sub-Saharan African migrant women in South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)
This article assesses the socio-economic coping and adaptation mechanisms employed by sub-Saharan African migrant women in South Africa using a survey and multi-attribute contingent ratings. The socio-economic and adaptation ...
Assessing social vulnerability to drought in South Africa: Policy implication for drought risk reduction
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)
The aim of this article was to assess and identify social vulnerability of communal farmers to drought in the O.R. Tambo district in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa using a survey data and social vulnerability ...
The role of indigenous knowledge in drought risk reduction: a case of communal farmers in South Africa
(OASIS, 2017)
Even though the significance of indigenous knowledge in agriculture is internationally recognised, the role thereof in disaster risk reduction in South Africa is not well documented. This article determined the influence ...
Perception of agricultural drought resilience in South Africa : a case of smallholder livestock farmers
(OASIS, 2021)
Worldwide drought has significance and continues to pose long-lasting effects on the
agricultural sector, including South Africa. The recurring drought is a major challenge to
smallholder livestock farmers in the Northern ...