Muzerengi Fanuel, Gandidzanwa Crecentia P, Chirubvu Lovemore
Department of Community and Social Development, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Jamba. 2023 Sep 21;15(1):1499. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v15i1.1499. eCollection 2023.
Mwenezi district is a drought prone area characterised by high temperatures, droughts, rainfall deficit, crop failures and chronic food deficiencies. Rainfed agriculture can no longer be sustained without any innovations. The study explored the impacts of climate change on household food security among the vulnerable populations of Matande communal lands, Mwenezi district in Zimbabwe. The study is guided by the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF). An exploratory sequential research design was adopted, and a total of 78 respondents were selected from the population of 371 households using purposive and cluster sampling techniques. Data collection was triangulated through the use of household survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and observations. The thematic approach and SPSS software were used to analyse qualitative and quantitative data, respectively. Results demonstrated that climate change propelled increases of pests and diseases for both livestock and crops, reduction of meals uptake per day, biodiversity loss and dwindled crop production. Livestock increases were recorded despite the changing climate shows a nexus with food insecurity. The research called for the adoption of drought-tolerant crops, capacity building through climate change resilience programmes, livestock centric in diversification, improved formal markets for livestock and tapping of underground water for irrigation and other purposes to complement existing water bodies to prevent them drying up early.
There is deepening aridification in Mwenezi district because of climate change resulting in the continuous obliteration for the worst of agro-ecological regions iv and v reclassified into a and b. This confirmed the heterogeneity of various climatic conditions and variability within the same geographical context. However, vulnerability continues to be generalised into regions. The study investigates the impacts of climate change typical to Matande communal lands with the view to generate knowledge relevant to review adaptation practices specific to the researched area in order to escalate community resilience.
姆韦内齐区是一个易受干旱影响的地区，其特点是气温高、干旱、降雨不足、作物歉收和长期粮食短缺。如果没有任何创新，雨养农业将难以为继。该研究探讨了气候变化对津巴布韦姆韦内齐区马坦德社区土地脆弱人群家庭粮食安全的影响。该研究以可持续生计框架（SLF）为指导。采用了探索性序列研究设计，使用目的抽样和整群抽样技术从371户家庭中总共选取了78名受访者。通过家庭调查、焦点小组讨论、关键信息人访谈和观察来进行数据收集三角验证。分别使用主题分析法和SPSS软件来分析定性和定量数据。结果表明，气候变化促使牲畜和作物的病虫害增加、每日膳食摄入量减少、生物多样性丧失以及作物产量下降。尽管气候在变化，但牲畜数量仍有增加，这显示出与粮食不安全之间的联系。该研究呼吁采用耐旱作物，通过气候变化适应能力建设方案进行能力建设，以牲畜为中心实现多样化，改善牲畜的正规市场，并开采地下水用于灌溉和其他目的，以补充现有的水体，防止它们过早干涸。
由于气候变化，姆韦内齐区的干旱化正在加剧，导致最恶劣的农业生态区域四和五不断被破坏，重新划分为a和b。这证实了同一地理背景下各种气候条件的异质性和变异性。然而，脆弱性仍被一概而论地归为区域问题。该研究调查了马坦德社区土地典型的气候变化影响，以期生成与审查该研究区域特定适应做法相关的知识，从而提高社区适应能力。
