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Browsing Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development by Type "Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-08-02)The use and trade in medicinal plant products in South Africa is a cultivating sector of rural development. In order to conserve these plants and develop sustainable production, policies to promote domestication have been ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-11-18)Malnutrition remains a persistent and increasing problem in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Food production has not kept pace with population growth, and many people have poor access to adequate, nutritious diet. In many areas ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study used farm-level data to test whether contract farming can account for technical efficiency differentials amongst smallholder tobacco farmers from Hurungwe District in Zimbabwe independent of self-selection bias, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Agricultural productivity in the Sub Saharan African (SSA) region has been cited to be low (Suttie & Benfica, 2016). As a result, there is a consistent call for evolution in smallholder farming. In addition to improving ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)This study highlights the many differences among the Riet River farmers, as well as the differences in the constraints they endure, including major differences in productivity (with types 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 14 experiencing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This study uses data from Swaziland to test whether variations in local agro-ecological regions levels of drought susceptibility and other socioeconomic factors significantly determine farmer selected drought coping and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The uncertain nature of agricultural production makes risk management essential in providing farmers with protection against potential losses. Crop insurance is a sustainable risk management tool that ensures the sustainability ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The Namibian government introduced the Small Stock Marketing Scheme (SSMS) for the sheep market in 2004. The SSMS is a quantitative export restriction. Quantitative export restriction policies decrease the tradable quantity ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)South Africa has been a net importer of wheat for the past two decades. Due to the inverse relationship between quality and yields, it has been argued that the pursuit of the high wheat quality standards as set by government ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-11-09)Businesses in Swaziland have been somewhat cushioned against the impact of world trade liberation and least as far as home and regional markets are concerned (Ministry of Enterprise and Employment, 2005: 18). The country's ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-11-12)Emerging broiler famers are faced with the challenge of acquiring contracts with the contract providers in South Africa. The question is, are these emerging farmers able to perform well financially regardless of the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)traders are perceived to extract monopoly rents from farmers by offering very low prices. However, little attempt has been made to understand the behaviour of private traders and the factors that influence their behaviour. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-11)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-26)This study focused on analysing the production and marketing constraints that often prevent smallholder farmers from accessing high-value markets in the agribusiness value chain. Access to markets is an essential requirement ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The Zambian government like most African governments continue to intervene in food markets. One such intervention mechanism used in Zambia is the Food Reserve Agency which provides marketing opportunities to farmers but ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The study primarily focuses on analysing the extent of soybean price volatility in Malawi. The interest in the study was triggered by the findings from literature noting soybean prices in Malawi as being particularly ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-05-24)Maize is the most grown staple crop in Africa, and white maize is of particular importance because it is the dominant staple food particularly throughout southern Africa to the extent that maize shortages lead to food ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Climate change, poor technological and information developments, fluctuations in exchange rates, access to credit, infrastructure, etc. threaten resources, endowments, and skills and technology development opportunities, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-12-11)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The levying of strict biosafety regulations for GM imports intended for food, feed and processing by importing countries is expected to have socio-economic consequences. For countries like Zimbabwe the significance of ...
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