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2019-01-01

Prioritization on cultivation and climate change adaptation techniques: a potential option in strengthening climate resilience in South Africa

Priorización de técnicas de cultivo y adaptación al cambio climático: una opción potencial para fortalecer la resiliencia climática en Sudáfrica

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https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v37n1.77545

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climate variability, maize production, Wilcoxon test, North West Province. (en)
variabilidad climática, producción de maíz, prueba de Wilcoxon, provincia Noroeste. (es)

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  • Oduniyi Oluwaseun Samuel University of South Africa - Department of Agriculture and Animal Health https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6118-2061
  • Antwi Micheal Akwasi University of South Africa - Department of Agriculture and Animal Health
  • Tekana Sibongile Sylvia University of South Africa - Department of Agriculture and Animal Health

Numerous challenges currently experienced in the world today stemmed from global scientific collaborations that rely mainly on the ecosystem. Impact of climate variability threatens food security and production especially among the rural farming households. The study was conducted in North West Province of South Africa, to identify climate change adaptation techniques and to analyze prioritization of farmers on cultivation, both in the past and present. A total number of 497 rural household maize farmers were selected through a stratified sampling method from two district municipalities. Descriptive statistics were used to compute the mean, frequency and percentages, while Wilcoxon sign rank test established farmers’ prioritization on cultivation. The results show different adaptation strategies used. On the other hand, Wilcoxon sign rank test showed a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) between the farmers prioritization on cultivation both in the past and present. The study recommends incorporation of conservation agricultural practices to the existing strategies.

Los numerosos desafíos que se experimentan actualmente en el mundo provienen de colaboraciones científicas globales que se basan principalmente en el ecosistema. El impacto de la variabilidad climática amenaza la seguridad alimentaria y la producción, especialmente entre los hogares de agricultores rurales. El estudio se realizó en la Provincia Noroeste de Sudáfrica, para identificar técnicas de adaptación al cambio climático y analizar la priorización de los agricultores en el cultivo, tanto en el pasado como en el presente. Un total de 497 productores de maíz de hogares rurales fueron seleccionados a través de un método de muestreo estratificado de dos municipios del distrito. Las estadísticas descriptivas se utilizaron para calcular la media, la frecuencia y los porcentajes, mientras que la prueba de clasificación de Wilcoxon estableció la prioridad de los agricultores en el cultivo. Los resultados muestran diferentes estrategias de adaptación utilizadas. Por otro lado, la prueba de clasificación de signos de Wilcoxon mostró una diferencia estadísticamente significativa (P<0.05) entre la priorización de los agricultores en el cultivo, tanto en el pasado como en el presente. El estudio recomienda la incorporación de prácticas agrícolas de conservación a las estrategias existentes.

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