Abstract Smallholder farmers in South Africa are increasingly vulnerable to the adverse
effects of climate change, posing significant threats to their livelihoods and food security …

Enhancing livelihood resilience is an effective approach for smallholders to cope with
climate change in which governments play an important role. Nevertheless, few studies …

Purpose This paper aims to explore pathways in which adaptation challenges may occur.
Focus is on the barriers to adaptation, challenges to adaptation and maladaptation with …

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a transformative approach to farming that aims to meet
the demands of increasing food production under the growing pressures of climate change …

Smallholder vegetable farmers grow diverse crops for family use and surplus sales. These
farming activities contribute to enhancing local food security and the economy, but the …

There have been improvements in scientific forecast dissemination through radio, internet,
and mobile phones in Eastern and Southern Africa, however pastoralists remain unreached …

Smallholder farmers are highly vulnerable to climate change and require prioritised
strategies to minimise the impacts. Challenges faced by smallholder farmers hinder the …

Agricultural production/activities in Nigeria depends on rainfall, which often occurs only at
certain times of the year and thus makes agriculture very susceptible to crop failure, insect …

Climate change is emerging as a significant threat to farmers in semi-arid rural areas in
India, where agricultural livelihoods are primarily dependent on rainfall. The effect of climate …

Adaptation responses of rain-fed smallholder farming systems to climate change and
variability have become more unpredictable. Semi-arid and sub-humid regions are most …