Socio-economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Smallholder Livelihoods in Zimbabwe

Mhlanga, David; Ndhlovu, Emmanuel

doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0219.v1

Cited by 46 publications

(36 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As outlined in the Introduction, COVID-19 was first identified in the Hubei Province, City of Wuhan, China in the latter part of 2019 [1,17]. Soon after, this disease began to wreak havoc and the devastating effect of the pandemic forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it as a global pandemic [17]. In South Africa, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on 5 March 2020.…”

Section: Covid-19 In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Education: What Are We Learning on 4IR in South Africa?

2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The study sought to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in motivating digital transformation in the education sector in South Africa. The study was premised on the fact that learning in South Africa and the rest of the world came to a standstill due to the lockdown necessitated by COVID-19. To assess the impact, the study tracked the rate at which the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) tools were used by various institutions during the COVID-19 lockdown. Data were obtained from secondary sources. The findings are that, in South Africa, during the lockdown, a variety of 4IR tools were unleashed from primary education to higher and tertiary education where educational activities switched to remote (online) learning. These observations reflect that South Africa generally has some pockets of excellence to drive the education sector into the 4IR, which has the potential to increase access. Access to education, particularly at a higher education level, has always been a challenge due to a limited number of spaces available. Much as this pandemic has brought with it massive human suffering across the globe, it has presented an opportunity to assess successes and failures of deployed technologies, costs associated with them, and scaling these technologies to improve access.

show abstract

Section: Covid-19 In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Education: What Are We Learning on 4IR in South Africa?

2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The outbreak of the COVID-19 as a global pandemic exacerbated the situation in Zimbabwe like in many countries around the globe. Response mechanisms adopted by the Zimbabwean government in tandem with the guidelines provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) resulted in the pronouncement of the nationwide lockdown on the 26th of March 2020 to curb the transmission of the virus (Mhlanga and Ndhlovu 2020). The lockdown measures prescribed citizens to be confined to their homes only to leave to procure basic commodities including medications or as essential workers.…”

Section: Outbreak Of Health Emergenciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Barriers to Effective Climate Change Management in Zimbabwe’s Rural Communities

Nyahunda

Tirivangasi

2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The daunting effects of climate change are more visible and acute among rural people in most developing countries. Smallholder farmers in rural communities are more encumbered by climate change impacts and they have been reeling with climate induced shocks for some time. Their vulnerability to climate change impacts is aggravated by high dependence on the climate volatile natural resource base, high poverty levels, lack of adaptive capacity, low educational levels, and lack of technoscience-based technologies among other key compounding factors. In the light of this, Zimbabwe is still crawling to implement and administer effective climate change management measures aimed at disaster risk reduction and management, vulnerability reduction, social resilience, and capacity building because of political and socioeconomic quagmires trapping the country. Consequently, rural people are the hardest hit by these developments. Climate change management connotes a human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases and adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities through mitigation and adaptation. Nevertheless, rural people are on record of engaging in a plethora of activities to manage climate change and its actual or potential risks. However, their efforts are marred by an avalanche of setbacks which serve as barriers to climate change management. Against this backdrop, this book chapter intends to delineate the factors serving as barriers to climate change management in Zimbabwe’s rural communities.

show abstract

“…COVID-19 affects public health and questions have been raised on its effects on both local and global food structures and their capability to assure reasonable and safe food accessibility and use and sufficient incomes for individuals residing especially in smallholder areas of developing countries. Zimbabwe is one such country in which its household-level food mechanism is upheld through initiatives of the subsistence of smallholder (Mazwi & Mudimu, 2020), cited in (Mhlanga & Ndhlovu, 2020). Zimbabwean smallholders may not only have production and income disturbed, but rather may have problems in having access to food for consumption.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Zimbabwean smallholders may not only have production and income disturbed, but rather may have problems in having access to food for consumption. The World Food Programme indicated that nations with huge level of food insecurity, i.e., a high degree of poverty, are much exposed and less ready for an outbreak pandemic such as the COVID-19 (Mhlanga & Ndhlovu, 2020). Furthermore, COVID-19 had arrived when the Zimbabwean health system was already battling out and when its capacity to contain COVID-19 was slim (Mhlanga & Ndhlovu, 2020), with shortages of health equipment, testing kits, medical stuff equipment and so forth.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The World Food Programme indicated that nations with huge level of food insecurity, i.e., a high degree of poverty, are much exposed and less ready for an outbreak pandemic such as the COVID-19 (Mhlanga & Ndhlovu, 2020). Furthermore, COVID-19 had arrived when the Zimbabwean health system was already battling out and when its capacity to contain COVID-19 was slim (Mhlanga & Ndhlovu, 2020), with shortages of health equipment, testing kits, medical stuff equipment and so forth. It should be noted that one out of the three patients who died of COVID-19 deceased at Wilkins Hospital and the institution had no installed ventilators.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Qualitative study on the positive implications of the COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe

Simbarashe

Zirima

2020

GJPR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Corona virus disease (COVID-19), a pandemic which emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has caused a global crisis with most nations resorting to adopting national lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus. While the pandemic and the lockdowns have caused distress, this study seeks to explore the positive implications of the lockdown in Zimbabwe. The objectives of the research were to explore the benefits of the COVID-19 lockdown to family life in Zimbabwe, identify the positive psychosocial implications of the COVID-19 lockdown on individuals and explore the coping mechanisms adopted by people dealing with the temporary change of lifestyle caused by the lockdown. A qualitative research approach was used, utilizing a phenomenological research design. A total of 10 participants took part in the study. Purposive sampling was applied to carry out the study. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide. The interviews were conducted using the WhatsApp platform. This was done to uphold the social distancing stipulations. Data were analysed through the use of thematic analysis. Major findings of the research were that parents were able to plan accordingly and avoid unnecessary impulsive buying. Parents had the opportunity to do a self-reflection. Parents and their families were able to seek God and be close to him through praying, read the bible and follow live streaming of church services online. Parents and their families stayed entertained through socializing with friends and relatives using social media platforms and by doing indoor exercises. One of the recommendations of the study is that the government should provide citizens with accurate and real-time updates to lessen anxiety among the people, as some people mislead other by giving false information. Keywords: Qualitative study, COVID-19, corona virus, lockdown, positive, parenting, implications.

show abstract

Socio-economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Smallholder Livelihoods in Zimbabwe

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Education: What Are We Learning on 4IR in South Africa?

COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Education: What Are We Learning on 4IR in South Africa?

Barriers to Effective Climate Change Management in Zimbabwe’s Rural Communities

Qualitative study on the positive implications of the COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About