Luleka Dlamini

1. Introduction Global agricultural systems are under significant pressure due to population growth, limited productive land, water scarcity, and climate change. In Africa, these pressures further exacerbate in small-scale farming systems that are highly dependent on erratic rainfall and affected by various socioeconomic factors, such as poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to technical support and financial resources, which limit their ability to adapt to multiple stressors [1,2].