Modelling farmers' adaptation strategies for climate change and variability: The case of the Limpopo Basin, South Africa

Glwadys Aymone Gbetibouo, Rashid M. Hassan and Claudia Ringler

Agrekon, 2010, vol. 49, issue 2

Abstract: This paper examines climate adaptation strategies of farmers in the Limpopo Basin of South Africa. Survey results show that while many farmers noticed long-term changes in temperature and precipitation, most could not take remedial action. Lack of access to credit and water were cited as the main factors inhibiting adaptation. Common adaptation responses reported included diversifying crops, changing varieties and planting dates, using irrigation, and supplementing livestock feed. A multinomial logit analysis of climate adaptation responses suggests that access to water, credit, extension services and off-farm income and employment opportunities, tenure security, farmers' asset base and farming experience are key to enhancing farmers' adaptive capacity. This implies that appropriate government interventions to improve farmers' access to and the status of these factors are needed for reducing vulnerability of farmers to climate adversities in such arid areas.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Climate Change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.347291

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