Prioritization on cultivation and climate change adaptation techniques: a potential option in strengthening climate resilience in South Africa
| Autor: | Akwasi Antwi Micheal, Samuel Oduniyi Oluwaseun, Sylvia Tekana Sibongile |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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climate variability
Food security Wilcoxon signed-rank test Descriptive statistics business.industry maize production provincia Noroeste Wilcoxon test lcsh:QK900-989 North West Province Climate resilience Stratified sampling Geography Agriculture lcsh:Plant ecology variabilidad climática Production (economics) prueba de Wilcoxon Ecosystem Socioeconomics business producción de maíz Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Agronomía Colombiana, Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 62-72 (2019) Agronomía Colombiana, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-72, Published: APR 2019 |
| ISSN: | 2357-3732 0120-9965 |
| DOI: | 10.15446/agron.colomb.v37n1.77545 |
| Popis: | Numerous challenges currently experienced in the world today stemmed from global scientific collaborations that rely mainly on the ecosystem. Impact of climate variability threatens food security and production especially among the rural farming households. The study was conducted in North West Province of South Africa, to identify climate change adaptation techniques and to analyze prioritization of farmers on cultivation, both in the past and present. A total number of 497 rural household maize farmers were selected through a stratified sampling method from two district municipalities. Descriptive statistics were used to compute the mean, frequency and percentages, while Wilcoxon sign rank test established farmers' prioritization on cultivation. The results show different adaptation strategies used. On the other hand, Wilcoxon sign rank test showed a statistically significant difference (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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