Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope

By Jabulile Mzimela, Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Zululand
Inocent Moyo, Associate Professor: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Zululand

Africa’s small-scale farmers make up nearly 80% of all farms in the agriculture sector. In South Africa, there are about 2 million small-scale farmers, predominantly Black and based in the eastern summer rainfall region of the country.

A small-scale farmer produces food for their family on land that is generally smaller than five hectares. Small-scale…

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