Data for: Role of Indigenous and local knowledge in seasonal forecasts and climate adaptation: A case study of smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

The dataset consists of survey data collected from 100 smallholder farmers in Chiredzi district, Zimbabwe on the indigenous and local knowledge used for weather and seasonal forecasting. In addition, the dataset consists of the climate-decisions that farmers make and the overall climate adaptation responses implemented by farmers. The dataset is behind all the analysis conducted and presented in the article "Role of Indigenous and local knowledge in seasonal forecasts and climate adaptation: A case study of smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe" published by Environmental Science and Policy journal

Data for: Role of Indigenous and local knowledge in seasonal forecasts and climate adaptation: A case study of smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

The dataset consists of survey data collected from 100 smallholder farmers in Chiredzi district, Zimbabwe on the indigenous and local knowledge used for weather and seasonal forecasting. In addition, the dataset consists of the questionnaire survey guide used to collect the data from smallholder farmers. What is enclosed in the spreadsheet are the climate-decisions that farmers after forecasting and the overall climate adaptation responses implemented by farmers. The dataset is behind all the analysis conducted and presented in the article "Role of Indigenous and local knowledge in seasonal forecasts and climate adaptation: A case study of smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe" published by Environmental Science and Policy journal.THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

Vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate variability and change in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

The dataset consists of survey data collected from smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, mainly on socioeconomic and climatic factors. These data were used to calculate the livelihood vulnerability of smallholder farmers. The dataset underpins all the analysis done for the article "Vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate variability and change in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe.” A questionnaire survey guide used has also been attached.THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

Data for: Role of Indigenous and local knowledge in seasonal forecasts and climate adaptation: A case study of smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

The dataset consists of survey data collected from 100 smallholder farmers in Chiredzi district, Zimbabwe on the indigenous and local knowledge used for weather and seasonal forecasting. In addition, the dataset consists of the climate-decisions that farmers make and the overall climate adaptation responses implemented by farmers. The dataset is behind all the analysis conducted and presented in the article "Role of Indigenous and local knowledge in seasonal forecasts and climate adaptation: A case study of smallholder farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe" published by Environmental Science and Policy journal.THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

Explaining union participation: The effects of union commitment and demographic factors

This study examined the relationship between trade union commitment and union participation among blue-collar workers in South Africa. Survey questionnaires were completed by 93 participants (response rate = 62 %). Findings are consistent with previous research and showed that after controlling for demographic factors, 43% of the variance in participation can be explained by union commitment. In this study, Black participants displayed significantly higher levels of commitment and participation than their Coloured counterparts did

University marketing: perceptions, practices and prospects in the less developed world

The article reports on research conducted in Zimbabwe's 11 universities between 2001 and 2003. The research sought to find our VCs perceptions of marketing, and the extent to which university customers considered the current marketing arrangements to address their choice and decision needs in the diversifying HE market of Zimbabwe. The research used interviews and questionnaires as the basic data gathering approaches. It found a variety of marketing conceptualisations among the chief university executives and that there was a disjuncture between the core business of universities and their marketing orientations. The paper proposes a new curriculum focused model as a sound bais for developing the Marketing orientation in universities in Zimbabwe