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capacities. Thus, in terms of policy implication, there is urgent need to build up labour sharing institutions in the study area in order to improve households‟ coping capacities.
The results shows that inadequate training on sustainable farming practice pose a challenge on the adoption of viable coping strategies in the study area. Access to training assists households to model their coping options along the practical path of strategies that have succeeded under conditions prevailing in the study area. However, rural households in Chipinge district depend on already weakening conventional local knowledge than scientific knowledge. Households in the study area value their indigenous knowledge systems than outside information as a result of its realistic and practical background. Nevertheless, any training provided to rural families should improve their local knowledge systems which will enhance the espousal of new information and training. Therefore, in order to enhance community awareness there is urgent need to examine their local knowledge systems, households‟ needs and capacity.
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