Climate Change Grounded on Empirical Evidence as Compared with the Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers in Vhembe District, South Africa

被引：7
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作者：
Kom, Zongho [1 ]
Nethengwe, Nthaduleni S. [2 ,3 ]
Mpandeli, Sylvester [1 ]
Chikoore, Hector [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa
[2] Univ Venda, Sch Environm Sci, Thohoyandou, South Africa
[3] Water Res Commiss, Thohoyandou, South Africa
来源：
JOURNAL OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES | 2020年 / 55卷 / 05期
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
Climate change; meteorological data; smallholder farmers; perceptions; Vhembe district; LIMPOPO PROVINCE; ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; RIVER VALLEY; VARIABILITY; LIVELIHOODS; TRENDS;
D O I：
10.1177/0021909619891757
中图分类号：
K9 [地理];
学科分类号：
0705 ;
摘要：
In South Africa, the smallholding-farming system is a dominant economic activity in rural communities. This study examines smallholder-farmers' perceptions in regards to climate changes, in comparison with evidence from meteorological data from 1980-2015, across Vhembe District; data from a questionnaire and recorded meteorological were used. The results reveal that, farmers' perceptions of climatic conditions are consistent with meteorological details on climatic change. In other words, the study, showed that, farmers' perceptions using climate indicators, mirror meteorological data. It was concluded that it is imperative for farmers to understand issues such as, temperature and rainfall patterns in order to identify adaptive strategies to the negative impacts of climate.
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页码：683 / 698
页数：16
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