Capacity development for scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) innovations: agricultural extension's role in mitigating climate change effects in Gqumashe community, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Summary. Farmers in Gqumashe, Eastern Cape, South Africa recognize climate change threatens their agricultural production. The study recommends that agricultural extension agents increase targeted training on climate change awareness, conduct regular farm visits to share information about new technologies and techniques to adapt to climate variability, and provide market information and storage facility guidance to help farmers build resilience.
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Maka, L., Ighodaro, I. D., & Ngcobo-Ngotho, G. P. T.. (2019). Capacity development for scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) innovations: agricultural extension's role in mitigating climate change effects in Gqumashe community, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir landbouvoorligting/South African journal of agricultural extension. https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2019/v47n1a488
Maka, Loquitur, et al. “Capacity development for scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) innovations: agricultural extension's role in mitigating climate change effects in Gqumashe community, Eastern Cape, South Africa.” Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir landbouvoorligting/South African journal of agricultural extension, 2019. https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2019/v47n1a488.
Maka, Loquitur, Ikponmwosa David Ighodaro, and G. P. T. Ngcobo-Ngotho. 2019. “Capacity development for scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) innovations: agricultural extension's role in mitigating climate change effects in Gqumashe community, Eastern Cape, South Africa.” Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir landbouvoorligting/South African journal of agricultural extension. https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2019/v47n1a488.
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title = {Capacity development for scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) innovations: agricultural extension's role in mitigating climate change effects in Gqumashe community, Eastern Cape, South Africa},
author = {Loquitur Maka and Ikponmwosa David Ighodaro and G. P. T. Ngcobo-Ngotho},
journal = {Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir landbouvoorligting/South African journal of agricultural extension},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.17159/2413-3221/2019/v47n1a488},
url = {https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2019/v47n1a488}
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- DOI
- 10.17159/2413-3221/2019/v47n1a488
- Countries
- South Africa
- Regions
- Africa
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- climate-and-environment, agtech, education
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- 2026-04-28