Vulnerability, institutional arrangements and the adaptation choices made by farmers in the Western Cape of South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorRaaijmakers, Sanneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSwanepoel, Pieter A.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-24T09:30:33Z
dc.date.available2020-01-24T09:30:33Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionCITATION: Raaijmakers, S. & Swanepoel, P. A. 2019. Vulnerability, institutional arrangements and the adaptation choices made by farmers in the Western Cape of South Africa. South African Journal of Plant and Soil, doi:10.1080/02571862.2019.1645219
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tjps20/current
dc.description.abstractFrom 2015 to 2018, South Africa suffered from the worst drought since 1904. Climate change is predicted to increase both the frequency and intensity of droughts in parts of South Africa. In this light it is evident that agricultural systems must adapt in order to sustain income and food security of rural populations. One set of adaptation measures offered to farmers centred on Conservation Agriculture (CA). Variation in the form and extent to which farmers embrace adaptation measures in response to drought has been observed. A study was set out to explain variation in the adoption of adaptation measures by testing the particular impact of vulnerability attributes, the effects of which – we hypothesise – are mediated by institutional arrangements. Our sample frame consisted of 30 farmers in two drought-stricken regions: the Swartland (n = 15) and southern Cape (n = 15). Variation on vulnerability attributes was guaranteed by the selection of commercial (n = 16) and emerging (n = 14) farmers. Our results showed that vulnerability attributes, especially the lack of financial, natural, human and physical capital, account for variation in form and extent of adopting CA adaptation measures. In order to ensure inclusive agricultural adaptation, efforts are needed to further facilitate equal adaptation opportunities, especially for marginalised farmers.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02571862.2019.1645219
dc.description.versionPost-print
dc.format.extent28 pages
dc.identifier.citationRaaijmakers, S. & Swanepoel, P. A. 2019. Vulnerability, institutional arrangements and the adaptation choices made by farmers in the Western Cape of South Africa. South African Journal of Plant and Soil, doi:10.1080/02571862.2019.1645219
dc.identifier.issn2167-034X (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1080/02571862.2019.1645219
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/107369
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.subjectFarmers -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hopeen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hopeen_ZA
dc.subjectClimatic changes -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectDroughts -- South Africa -- Western Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTDen_ZA
dc.titleVulnerability, institutional arrangements and the adaptation choices made by farmers in the Western Cape of South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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