A5056452347- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
University of the Western Cape
2018-2023
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
2018
Animal Production Institute
2018
Drought is a frequent occurrence in the arid and semi-arid Karoo rangelands of South Africa. Rangeland productivity expected to decline with drought thereby reducing livestock consequently livelihoods farmers. This study aimed document effects on farming region Africa strategies used by farmers reduce risks drought. A semi-structured questionnaire was collect data from random sample 35 The analysed using SPSS. Most had over 20 years experience 60% them have tertiary qualification. Profit...
Pastoral areas around the world, including South Africa, are resource poor and external development interventions to improve conditions have largely been unsuccessful. It has advocated that focus should shift from stakeholders local pastoralists by incorporating latter's landscape ethno-ecological knowledge (LEEK) in future management policy planning. Through use of participatory methodologies, this study gazed through lens Namaqualand herders Africa reflect their specific needs what they...