<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District"^^ . "Purpose\r\nThe purpose of this paper is to assess smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate change and variability based on the socioeconomic and biophysical characteristics of Chiredzi District, a region that is susceptible to the adverse effects of climate change and variability.\r\n\r\nDesign/methodology/approach\r\nVulnerability was assessed using the Vulnerability to Resilience and the Climate Vulnerability and Capacity frameworks.\r\n\r\nFindings\r\nThe major indicators and drivers of vulnerability were identified as droughts, flash floods, poor soil fertility and out-migration leaving female- and child-headed households. From sensitivity analysis, it was shown that different areas within the district considered different biophysical and socioeconomic indicators to climate change and variability. They also considered different vulnerability indicators to influence the decisions for adaptation to climate change and variability.\r\n\r\nOriginality/value\r\nThe results of this study indicate that the area and cropping systems are greatly exposed and are sensitive to climatic change stimuli, as shown by the decline in main cereal grain yield. These results also showed that there is a need to define and map local area vulnerability as a basis to recommend coping and adaptation measures to counter climate change hazards."^^ . "2017" . . "9" . "6" . . "Emerald Publishing"^^ . . . "International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management"^^ . . . "17568692" . . . . . . . . . . . . . "O"^^ . "Jiri"^^ . "O Jiri"^^ . . "P L"^^ . "Mafongoya"^^ . "P L Mafongoya"^^ . . "P"^^ . "Chivenge"^^ . "P Chivenge"^^ . . . . . . "Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District (Other)"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #10331 \n\nContextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe: A case of Chiredzi District\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Smallholder Farmers"@en . . . "Semi-Arid Tropics"@en . . . "Smallholder Agriculture"@en . . . "Climate Change"@en . .