South Africa’s winter rainfall region drought: A region in transition?

South Africa’s winter rainfall region drought: A region in transition?

The Western Cape region of South Africa is a key producing area for South African agriculture, with a strong dependence on austral winter rainfall. The past three years have, however, seen extensive drought impacting this region, with significant impacts on agriculture. In this article, we unpack ho...

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Main Authors: Emma Archer, Willem Landman, Johan Malherbe, Mark Tadross, Simone Pretorius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Climate Risk Management
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096318301694
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spelling doaj-041eda5d92a6489bbc9d172dbda214092020-11-25T00:09:05ZengElsevierClimate Risk Management2212-09632019-01-0125South Africa’s winter rainfall region drought: A region in transition?Emma Archer0Willem Landman1Johan Malherbe2Mark Tadross3Simone Pretorius4Centre for Environmental Studies/Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa; Corresponding author.Centre for Environmental Studies/Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South AfricaCSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, Building 33, Meiring Naude Campus, Pretoria 0001, South AfricaClimate Systems Analysis Group, University of Cape Town/UNDP, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South AfricaAgricultural Research Council, Helshoogte Rd, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch 7599, South AfricaThe Western Cape region of South Africa is a key producing area for South African agriculture, with a strong dependence on austral winter rainfall. The past three years have, however, seen extensive drought impacting this region, with significant impacts on agriculture. In this article, we unpack how the drought unfolded, as well as possibilities in predicting winter rainfall. We consider how drought impacted agriculture, looking in depth at two commodities key to the winter rainfall region agricultural sector – namely, wheat and apples; concluding with a brief discussion of implications for the future. Keywords: Drought, Agriculture, Seasonal forecasting, Southern Africahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096318301694
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Mark Tadross
Simone Pretorius
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title_short South Africa’s winter rainfall region drought: A region in transition?
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description The Western Cape region of South Africa is a key producing area for South African agriculture, with a strong dependence on austral winter rainfall. The past three years have, however, seen extensive drought impacting this region, with significant impacts on agriculture. In this article, we unpack how the drought unfolded, as well as possibilities in predicting winter rainfall. We consider how drought impacted agriculture, looking in depth at two commodities key to the winter rainfall region agricultural sector – namely, wheat and apples; concluding with a brief discussion of implications for the future. Keywords: Drought, Agriculture, Seasonal forecasting, Southern Africa
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