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This study is the first attempt to assess how psychological capital affects climate change adaptation amongst smallholder farmers. Climate change remains one of the world’s critical challenges and a key factor hindering progress in achieving the

This study discusses how recurring agricultural droughts are of concern to smallholder livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study determined the impact of agricultural drought resilience on smallholder livestock farming households’ welfare in the

This study focused on the coping strategies that smallholder livestock farmers used in the event of agricultural drought in South Africa. The result revealed that the majority of smallholder farmers sold their livestock, as a coping strategy. Results from

This study uses a mixed approach that includes a survey, Abbreviated Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI), Pearson's chi-square coefficient, and reflective dialogue to analyze cultural or traditional beliefs and reflective dialogues on

The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence the resilience of smallholder farming households in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. This study utilised primary data collected from 207 smallholder livestock farmers and the

The aim of this article was to assess and identify social vulnerability of communal farmers to drought in the O.R. Tambo district in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa using a survey data and social vulnerability index (SoVI). Eleven social

This article determined the influence of indigenous knowledge in drought risk reduction in O.R. Tambo district of the Eastern Cape province (South Africa). Even though the significance of indigenous knowledge in agriculture is internationally recognised

This study assesses the perception of smallholder livestock farmers towards agricultural drought resilience. Worldwide drought has significance and continues to pose long-lasting effects on the agricultural sector, including South Africa. The recurring

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