Lelethu Mdoda

To examine the smallholder farmers’ perceptions and attitudes toward underutilised crops in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Traditional agricultural systems face climate change, market pressures, and institutional biases, threatening underutilized crops (NUCs). In South Africa, NUCs enhance food security and climate resilience, yet adoption is critically low (39.8%). Using the Theory of Planned Behavi...