Swaziland

Sepo Hachigonta, Absalom M. Manyatsi, Michael T. Masarirambi, Lindiwe M. Sibanda and Timothy Thomas

Chapter 8 in Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis, 2013, pp 213-254 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: The Kingdom of Swaziland covers an area of 17,364 square kilometers bordered on the north, west, and south by the Republic of South Africa and on the east by Mozambique. The two major towns or cities are Mbabane, the capital city, and Manzini. The 2007 census put the population at 1.02 million, including 0.54 million females and 0.48 million males. About 78 percent live in rural areas and 22 percent in urban areas (Swaziland, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development 2007).; The majority of the rural people in Swaziland depend on cash income for survival strategies. Rural agriculture is insufficient to meet all food needs, but agricultural production provides a vital supplement to other food sources as well as employment opportunities during peak agricultural seasons (such as for weeding and harvesting).

Keywords: Swaziland; Southern Africa; Africa South of Sahara; Africa; Climate change; Rainfall; Droughts; Irrigation; Water management; Adaptation; Agriculture; Poverty; Gender; Women; Agricultural development; Agricultural policies; economic development; Smallhoders; maize; rice; Wheat; sorghum; millet; Cassava; Sweet potato; soybean; Potatoes; Tobacco; Groundnuts; Pigeon peas; Chickpeas; Cowpeas; Platains; Sugarcane; oil seeds; Livestock; Agricultural productivity; crop yield; General Circulation Models (GCM); Commodities; food prices; Education; income; Nutrition; malnutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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