African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Rural households’ awareness and preceptions to variability in climatic conditions in rural South Africa

S. Ndhleve*, M. D. V. Nakin and B. Longo-Mbenza
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Centre, Walter Sisulu University, Nelson Mandela Drive Campus, Private Bag X 1, Mthatha, 5100, South Africa.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 15 May 2013
  •  Published: 09 January 2014

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