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DOI	10.1007/s11069-024-06561-w
	Understanding drought impacts on livelihoods and risk management strategies: South African smallholder farmers' perspectives
	Danso-Abbeam, Gideon; Okolie, Collins C.; Ojo, Temitope O.; Ogundeji, Abiodun A.
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0921-030X
EISSN	1573-0840
英文摘要	Drought is one of the main causes of food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty. It is therefore important to understand the perception of farmers on socioeconomic and environmental impacts of drought and the strategies employed to manage it. Using data collected from 301 smallholder households in Thaba Nchu, South Africa, the study contributes to three perspectives: analyse the perceived impact of drought, examine the determinants of the perceived impact, and identify factors affecting the intensity of drought-risk management (DRM) practices employed by smallholder farming households. The findings from the principal component analysis (PCA) revealed three main dimensions of the perceived drought impact: social, economic, and environmental impacts. The results from the seemingly unrelated regression analysis applied to the three PCA dimensions indicated that different socio-economic and institutional factors have a different influence on the three dimensions. In addition, the results from the count data modelling showed that factors such as age, household size, non-farm work and extension services are significant in determining the intensity of DRM strategies implemented by farmers in the study area. The study therefore recommends that climate risk management be integrated into the provision of extension services, particularly in drought-prone areas such as the Free State Province. Furthermore, encouraging farmers to engage in non-agricultural economic activities is also crucial, as this can serve as insurance against events such as drought.
英文关键词	Drought-risk management; Seemingly unrelated regression; Perceived impact; Thaba Nchu
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS记录号	WOS:001215360200001
来源期刊	NATURAL HAZARDS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/297059
作者单位	University for Development Studies; University of the Free State; Obafemi Awolowo University; Dalhousie University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Danso-Abbeam, Gideon,Okolie, Collins C.,Ojo, Temitope O.,et al. Understanding drought impacts on livelihoods and risk management strategies: South African smallholder farmers' perspectives[J],2024.
APA	Danso-Abbeam, Gideon,Okolie, Collins C.,Ojo, Temitope O.,&Ogundeji, Abiodun A..(2024).Understanding drought impacts on livelihoods and risk management strategies: South African smallholder farmers' perspectives.NATURAL HAZARDS.
MLA	Danso-Abbeam, Gideon,et al."Understanding drought impacts on livelihoods and risk management strategies: South African smallholder farmers' perspectives".NATURAL HAZARDS (2024).