Climate-smart agriculture and food security in southern Africa: a review of the vulnerability of smallholder agriculture and food security to climate change

CS Mutengwa, P Mnkeni, A Kondwakwenda - Sustainability, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Southern Africa is facing chronic food insecurity mainly because of the multistressor context
in which agriculture is practiced in this region. Climate-change-related constraints are …

Conservation of indigenous cattle genetic resources in Southern Africa's smallholder areas: turning threats into opportunities—A review

GB Nyamushamba, C Mapiye, O Tada… - … journal of animal …, 2016‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The current review focuses on characterization and conservation efforts vital for the
development of breeding programmes for indigenous beef cattle genetic resources in …

[كتاب][B] The dry forests and woodlands of Africa

EN Chidumayo, DJ Gumbo - 2010‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
Since time immemorial dry forests and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa have provided
diverse ecosystems goods and services to large populations of humans and livestock that …

Monitoring socio-environmental change for sustainable development: Develo** a Multidimensional Livelihoods Index (MLI)

C Donohue, E Biggs - Applied geography, 2015‏ - Elsevier
To enable more effective monitoring of sustainable development for meeting targets of the
post-2015 agenda, assessment is required at the sub-national level to better understand the …

[PDF][PDF] Nguni cattle marketing constraints and opportunities in the communal areas of South Africa

L Musemwa, A Mushunje, M Chimonyo… - African Journal of …, 2008‏ - academia.edu
Cattle production is the most important livestock sub-sector in South Africa. It contributes
about 25-30% to the total agricultural output per annum. However, cattle productivity is …

The role of non-timber forest products in household co** strategies in South Africa: the influence of household wealth and gender

F Paumgarten, CM Shackleton - Population and Environment, 2011‏ - Springer
The prevalence and ranking of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) as safety-nets has been
well discussed, but rarely quantified. We report on group discussions and household …

Land‐cover change and human–environment interactions in a rural cultural landscape in South Africa

M Giannecchini, W Twine, C Vogel - Geographical Journal, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an historical analysis (1974–97) of associations between land‐cover
change and socio‐economic factors for three villages in a former bantustan region of South …

Opportunities for improving Nguni cattle production in the smallholder farming systems of South Africa

C Mapiye, M Chimonyo, K Dzama, JG Raats… - Livestock science, 2009‏ - Elsevier
A total of 218 structured questionnaires were administered to determine the influence of
production and socioeconomic factors on Nguni cattle farmers' constraints in the smallholder …

Fine-scale movements of rural free-ranging dogs in conservation areas in the temperate rainforest of the coastal range of southern Chile

M Sepúlveda, K Pelican, P Cross, A Eguren… - Mammalian Biology, 2015‏ - Springer
Domestic dogs can play a variety of important roles for farmers. However, when in proximity
to conservation areas, the presence of rural free-ranging dogs can be problematic due to the …

Livestock diversification: An adaptive strategy to climate and rangeland ecosystem changes in southern Ethiopia

B Megersa, A Markemann, A Angassa, JO Ogutu… - Human ecology, 2014‏ - Springer
Pastoral cattle production in southern Ethiopia is becoming increasingly vulnerable to
impacts of climate variability and rangeland resource degradation, giving rise to livestock …