- Title
- Adapting to climate change to achieve household food security: a case study of small-scale farmers at Dzindi smallholder irrigation scheme in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
- Creator
- Chigavazira, Blessing Munyaradzi
- Subject
- Climatic changes -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Subject
- Food security -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Subject
- Farms, Small -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Subject
- Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Subject
- Irrigation farming -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Irrigation projects -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- M Soc Sc (Dev)
- Identifier
- vital:11434
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007186
- Identifier
- Climatic changes -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Identifier
- Food security -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Identifier
- Farms, Small -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Identifier
- Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Identifier
- Irrigation farming -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Identifier
- Irrigation projects -- South Africa -- Limpopo
- Description
- This dissertation explored adaptation mechanisms and adaptation options employed by rural small-scale farmers at Dzindi Irrigation Scheme to achieve food security in the midst of climate change as well as reflecting on the role of the state in building capacity of rural small-scale farmers to adapt to climate change. The study employed qualitative research techniques and data was obtained through semi-structured interviews with 40 small-scale farmers at Dzindi smallholder irrigation scheme.Irrigation control, high yielding crop varieties (HYVs), drought resistant crop varieties, drip irrigation are among a host of adaptation strategies successfully employed by farmers at Dzindi. These strategies have been effective in giving the farmers a lifeline in terms of household food supply and income.However, lack of funding, modern infrastructure and equipment has hampered adaptation efforts at the scheme. This has been compounded by lack of support from the Government. Government seemingly has not done enough to capacitate and assist famers to adapt to climate change.
- Format
- 179 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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