Interventions on Climate Change Among Indigenous Farmer Communities in South-West Zimbabwe

The chapter identifies and discusses the effort of government and non-governmental organisations in trying to help minority farmer communities in south-west Zimbabwe cope with climate-induced shocks and stressors. It tries to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions and to evaluate how commun...

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Main Author: Mark Matsa
Other Authors: Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
Format: book part
Language:English
Published: Springer, Cham 2023
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Online Access:https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5657
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51346-7_6
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Summary:The chapter identifies and discusses the effort of government and non-governmental organisations in trying to help minority farmer communities in south-west Zimbabwe cope with climate-induced shocks and stressors. It tries to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions and to evaluate how communities appreciate the assistance rendered to them. The problem with most of the interventions is that they are reactive rather than proactive.