Adaptation, coping strategies and resilience of agricultural drought in South Africa: implication for the sustainability of livestock sector

Bahta, Yonas T.; Myeki, Vuyiseka A.

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08280

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“…Therefore, livestock off-take is considered an adaptation and coping strategy based on the rate of taking livestock to market in this study area. This nding is consistent with the study (Bahta & Myeki, 2021) found that livestock farming households sold their livestock as an adaptation and coping strategy to drought. Herd splitting is also a coping strategy to drought (65.3%) of pastoralists employed for the century as a response to drought.…”

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confidence: 92%

Pastoralists Adaptation Strategies, and Resilience Capacity to Climate Change in Somalia: A Scoping Review

Ahmed¹,

Mohamed²,

Muhammad³

2023

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Pastoralism is a livelihood practice in which people earn a living by rearing livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys, and camels, often in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Over the last few decades, severe and frequent climate changes and variations have been observed. Notably, drought is a recurrent phenomenon in localities and has adverse impacts on people’s livelihood, an ecosystem of rangeland, natural resources, and social aspects as well livestock production. This review analyses livelihood vulnerability, coping mechanisms, and adaptation strategies of pastoral communities within the context of climate change in Somalia. This scoping review entails thoroughly searching published academic articles and grey literature via PUBMED, Google, and Google Scholar. All the results were summarized and reported. This review reported Mobility, Herd diversification, Livestock off-take, and an increasing number of drought-adapting livestock as adaptation strategies, whereas Herd splitting, Household splitting, Labor migration to town, and Charcoal and fuel-wood selling as coping strategies to drought. Emergency aid, veterinary services, safety net, and credit services were some of the drought response mechanisms given by NGOs and the government. It is also reported that drought response strategies desired by pastoralists were being constrained by inadequate capital of households, lack of affordable credit services, and conflicts. Significant indicators of vulnerability to climate variability include a decline of pasture lands, livestock death, water availability reduction, livestock products and prices, environmental degradation, food insecurity, and outbreaks of human and livestock diseases. Despite the effectiveness of Pastoralist knowledge, the pastoral traditional risk management and coping strategies have increasingly become ineffective and will not be viable and sustainable in the coming years due to several underlying causes, including climate variability and prolonged hazards, lack of proper livestock policies, absence of adequate investment and intervention to address chronic social problems, natural and environmental problems affecting pastoral production.

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confidence: 92%

Pastoralists Adaptation Strategies, and Resilience Capacity to Climate Change in Somalia: A Scoping Review

Ahmed¹,

Mohamed²,

Muhammad³

2023

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“…At this time, establishing a long-term risk early warning and risk management and control mechanism, promoting the diversification of livelihoods, and implementing active ecological policies have become effective ways to deal with livelihood vulnerability and improve livelihood resilience (Zhao, 2022). The government can improve access to land and water rights, thereby strengthening land governance to cope with drought (Bahta and Myeki, 2021). Residents and communities can increase awareness of disaster risks and reduce the loss of livelihoods from disasters (Ma et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The social network (B2) represents power based on the relationship between blood and geography, which can organize a rescue force immediately after a shock, thus contributing to livelihood restoration. The ability of households to use their social capital through access to social networks and information has been shown to lead to better adaptive outcomes and enhance adaptive capacity (Bahta and Myeki 2021). At the same time, farmers are encouraged to become members of social networks and cooperatives to obtain agricultural credit, which can significantly improve the resilience and adaptability of families (Kumar et al, 2020).…”

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How do ecological vulnerability and disaster shocks affect livelihood resilience building of farmers and herdsmen: An empirical study based on CNMASS data

Yan

Sun

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Based on the survey data on animal husbandry from 1,689 households in semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral counties in Inner Mongolia, this paper applied the “buffer capacity–organizational capacity-learning capacity” framework to analyze the current livelihood resilience of farmers and herdsmen, as well as the impact of ecological vulnerability and disaster shocks on this resilience. The results show that, first, due to the vicious ecological environment and natural disasters, livelihood resilience among farmers and herdsmen is generally low in the region, but that of herdsmen is significantly higher than that of farmers. There are clear differences between the dimensions of livelihood resilience in different households. Second, natural disasters, of which drought is the most obvious, have a great impact on livelihood resilience. However, there is a significant positive correlation between ecological vulnerability and the livelihood resilience of farmers and herdsmen; thus, we should reflect on the past development model of the region. Third, In addition to the impact of ecological vulnerability and disaster shocks, per capita income, human capital, policy support, social networks, and information access are the main obstacles to livelihood resilience. Combined with these research findings, this paper seeks to improve livelihood resilience through the strategies of avoiding disaster risk, changing the development mode, reducing path dependence, and identifying obstacles.

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“…Quantitative approaches, however, are concerned with gathering information and determining the relationship between variables. Combining the two techniques gives comprehensive, in-depth study data with relevant conclusions and recommendations (Bahta and Myeki, 2021). A semi-structured questionnaire was also used to collect data on the demographic information, household assets, gender roles in agricultural activities and decision-making in the household.…”

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Is It Really Feminization of Agriculture? The Issue of Household Food Security in Lesotho’s Southern Lowland District

Mokati

Ncube

Bahta

2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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The study assessed the roles of women and the ownership of land trends in Lesotho, particularly during the 2015/2016 drought in Lesotho. A mixed-method approach, which combined both qualitative and quantitative research approaches, and a semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The collected data included demographic information, household assets, gender roles in agricultural activities, and decision-making in the household to explore feminization of agriculture and its impact on household food security in Lesotho, particularly Maneo village in the Mohales’ Hoek district. The results showed that even though the women were the majority of farmers, they were not involved in decision-making, did not own the land, lacked farming implements, used poor and archaic farming methods, and were subjected to institutionalized gender discrimination. This resulted in a food deficit, worsened by the drought in the southern districts, particularly in Maneo village. Despite the fact that land was owned by men, the women worked hard without having any rights to land ownership. This contributed to women’s poverty. The study recommended including gender role assessments and clarity on gendered policies addressing discrimination in Lesotho, especially for women.

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Adaptation, coping strategies and resilience of agricultural drought in South Africa: implication for the sustainability of livestock sector

Cited by 25 publications

References 30 publications

Pastoralists Adaptation Strategies, and Resilience Capacity to Climate Change in Somalia: A Scoping Review

Pastoralists Adaptation Strategies, and Resilience Capacity to Climate Change in Somalia: A Scoping Review

How do ecological vulnerability and disaster shocks affect livelihood resilience building of farmers and herdsmen: An empirical study based on CNMASS data

Is It Really Feminization of Agriculture? The Issue of Household Food Security in Lesotho’s Southern Lowland District

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