| dc.contributor.author | Nyariki, Dickson M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-27T11:16:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-02-27T11:16:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/255 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajest/article/viewFile/71924/60881 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266016731_The_perfect_drought_Constraints_limiting_Kalahari_agro-pastoral_communities_from_coping_and_adapting | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/nyangito/publications/perfect-drought-constraints-limiting-kalahari-agro-pastoral-communities-coping | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.academia.edu/26367433/The_perfect_drought_Constraints_limiting_Kalahari_agro-pastoral_communities_from_coping_and_adapting | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.academia.edu/26367433/The_perfect_drought_Constraints_limiting_Kalahari_agro-pastoral_communities_from_coping_and_adapting | |
| dc.description.abstract | Rural Kalahari agro-pastoral communities of Southern Africa have been exposed to drought shocks
throughout history and have adapted their livelihoods accordingly. Yet, drought continues to disrupt or
threaten to disrupt their production systems. With semi arid Botswana as a case study, this paper
hence sought to unearth the factors limiting agro-pastoral communities from adequately coping and
adapting to drought. Low rainfall, which is also highly variable, coupled with relatively low soil fertility
status make subsistence livestock keeping and crop cultivation risky. This marginal agricultural
potential of the land is further compounded by other constraints. Some of the major constraints
included persistence of droughts, limited diversification options outside agriculture, inadequate and
poor quality drinking water (high salinity) for livestock, crop damage by wild animals as well as the
current land tenure system which curtails the traditional response of livestock mobility during drought.
All these factors may act solely or in combination to render rural communities vulnerable during
droughts. It is therefore recommended that effective interventions be tailored to local conditions to
enhance resilience among Kalahari’s rural population. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adaptation | en_US |
| dc.title | The perfect drought? Constraints limiting Kalahari agro-pastoral communities from coping and adapting | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
