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Impact of Agricultural Drought Resilience on the Welfare of Smallholder Livestock Farming Households in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

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  • Ringetani Matlou

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa)

  • Yonas T. Bahta

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa)

  • Enoch Owusu-Sekyere

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
    Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7013, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden)

  • Henry Jordaan

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa)

Abstract

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 Frances Baard District Municipality (FBDM), in Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Interviews, more specifically survey interviews, were conducted with 207 smallholder livestock farmers. We used compensation variation, resilience index and linear regression models to analyse the data. The findings indicate that smallholder farmers who received drought relief support saw an improvement in their welfare. However, the welfare improvements varied across respondents and different gender categories, with males having higher welfare improvements relative to females. The study also found that economic capital, social capital, human capital and natural capital substantially affected the welfare of smallholder farmers. Furthermore, the study revealed that the smallholder farmers had a moderate agricultural drought resilience index, but low natural resilience capital. The study recommends that governments and non-governmental policymakers aiming to improve the welfare of smallholder farmers should focus on building their economic, social, human and capital resource bases. In this way, the smallholder farmers will be resilient in a time of climatic shock.

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  • Ringetani Matlou & Yonas T. Bahta & Enoch Owusu-Sekyere & Henry Jordaan, 2021. "Impact of Agricultural Drought Resilience on the Welfare of Smallholder Livestock Farming Households in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-18, May.
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    1. Yonas T. Bahta, 2022. "Nexus between Coping Strategies and Households’ Agricultural Drought Resilience to Food Insecurity in South Africa," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-18, June.
    2. Yonas T. Bahta & Vuyiseka A. Myeki, 2022. "The Impact of Agricultural Drought on Smallholder Livestock Farmers: Empirical Evidence Insights from Northern Cape, South Africa," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-24, March.

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