Survey dataset for copying strategies and factors that influenced loss of animals by smallholder farmers in Greater Letaba Local Municipality during the 2014-2016 drought

The research was designed to answer the following questions:<br>I. Were the smallholder farmers prepared for the drought that <br> occurred in 2014-2016 in the Greater Letaba Local Municipality <br> (GLLM)?<br>II. What coping strategies did the smallholder farmers in the GLLM <br> area adopted that enabled them to cope with the drought of 2014- <br> 2016?<br>III. What interventions did the government and other none <br> Governmental agencies implement to assist the farmers cope with <br> the drought of 2014-2016?<br>IV. Which socioeconomic factors were significantly associated with the <br> number of animals that the farmers lost?<br>A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey was conducted to collect the data from a randomly selected sample of small holder livestock farmers in GLLM in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The data shows farmers were aware of the impending drought, adopted some copying strategies to mitigate the drought conditions and measures government plus other agencies implemented to assist farmers mitigate the effects of the drought conditions experienced in the study area during the 2014-2016 period. In addition the data shows a deficit in the reach of extension officers in the area. Finally, the data shows that certain groups in the population were more vulnerable to the drought conditions and thus suffered more loss than others.

本研究旨在解答以下四类问题：<br>I. 南非林波波省大莱塔巴地方自治市（Greater Letaba Local Municipality，GLLM）2014-2016年发生干旱期间，当地小农户（smallholder farmers）是否已做好防灾准备？<br>II. GLLM地区的小农户采取了哪些应对策略，以顺利应对2014-2016年的干旱灾害？<br>III. 政府及其他非政府组织（non-governmental agencies）实施了哪些干预举措，以协助农户渡过2014-2016年的干旱灾情？<br>IV. 哪些社会经济因素（socioeconomic factors）与农户的牲畜死亡数量存在显著关联？<br><br>本研究采用基于问卷的横断面调查（cross-sectional questionnaire based survey）方法，从南非林波波省GLLM地区的小型畜牧养殖户中随机抽取样本开展数据采集。调研数据显示，当地农户已意识到此次即将到来的干旱，并采取了若干缓解干旱影响的应对措施，同时完整记录了政府及相关机构为减轻研究区域2014-2016年干旱灾情所实施的干预手段。此外，数据还暴露了该地区农业推广官员（extension officers）的服务覆盖存在缺口的问题。最后，数据表明当地部分群体对干旱灾害的抵御能力更弱，因此相比其他农户遭受了更为严重的损失。