Omotoso Abeeb Babatunde, Letsoalo Simon Sebatana, Daud Saidat Adebola, Tshwene Christopher, Omotayo Abiodun Olusola
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North-West University, South Africa.
Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B. 10, Igboora, Nigeria.
Data Brief. 2024 Jul 10;55:110725. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110725. eCollection 2024 Aug.
The intensifying impacts of climate change have adversely affected smallholder maize farmers, leading to low productivity, decreased incomes, and food-nutrition insecurity. As a result, an understanding of farmers' adaptation techniques to offset the negative impacts of climate change is imperative. Here we present the data on the impact of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices on productivity and food-nutrition security (FNS) in the 2022-2023 agricultural production season among smallholder maize farmers in North-West Province, South Africa. The survey that gave this dataset was conducted via a multistage sampling technique through a well-structured questionnaire from 316 smallholder maize farmers selected from 20 randomly sampled villages in South Africa. The finding revealed that climate change is evident in the study location by the significant decline in productivity and FNS of the smallholder maize farmers. Notably, the productivity of CSA adopters and non-adopters is 13.85 and 7.26, respectively. We estimated the HFIAS of CSA adopters and non-adopters to be 2.23 and 5.85, respectively. Consequently, various CSAs adopted in the study area include drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMV), mulching, cover cropping, and zero tillage. The study outcomes indicate that to achieve the FAO's sustainable agricultural goals and create a world free of hunger by 2030, South Africa's farmers must foster their CSA adoption intensity in order to enhance productivity and FNS through building resilience to climate change.
气候变化影响的加剧对小农户玉米种植产生了不利影响，导致生产率低下、收入减少以及粮食营养不安全。因此，了解农民用以抵消气候变化负面影响的适应技术势在必行。在此，我们展示了关于气候智能型农业（CSA）实践对南非西北省小农户玉米种植户在2022 - 2023年农业生产季的生产率和粮食营养安全（FNS）影响的数据。提供此数据集的调查是通过多阶段抽样技术，借助一份结构完善的问卷，对从南非20个随机抽样村庄选取的316名小农户玉米种植户进行的。研究结果显示，小农户玉米种植户的生产率和粮食营养安全显著下降，表明研究地区气候变化明显。值得注意的是，采用CSA的农户和未采用CSA的农户的生产率分别为13.85和7.26。我们估计采用CSA的农户和未采用CSA的农户的家庭粮食不安全获取量表（HFIAS）分别为2.23和5.85。因此，研究区域采用的各种CSA措施包括耐旱玉米品种（DTMV）、覆盖地膜、间作套种和免耕。研究结果表明，为实现粮农组织的可持续农业目标并在2030年前创建一个无饥饿的世界，南非农民必须提高其对CSA的采用强度，以便通过增强对气候变化的适应能力来提高生产率和粮食营养安全。
