Determinants of adoption of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) based technology in handicrafts among rural women of Amathole, South Africa: A double hurdle model approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Raphael Mudemba ◽  
Amon Taruvinga ◽  
Leocadia Zhou
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Hurdle Model ◽  
Double Hurdle Model ◽  
Double Hurdle ◽  
Model Approach

scholarly journals The impact of social grant dependency on smallholder maize producers’ market participation in South Africa: Application of the double-hurdle model

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sikhulumile Sinyolo ◽  
Maxwell Mudhara ◽  
Edilegnaw Wale
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Hurdle Model ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Double Hurdle Model ◽  
Social Grants ◽  
Double Hurdle ◽  
Social Grant ◽  
The Impact

Background: Social grants have become an increasingly popular means of improving the welfare of poor households in South Africa and beyond. While the goals of these transfers are to alleviate current poverty as well as to improve human capital capacity, they also have unintended effects, positive or negative, on beneficiary households. A question that has not been adequately addressed in the literature is the role that social grants play in the efforts to commercialise smallholder farming.Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of social grant dependency on the incentives of smallholder maize producers to participate in the market.Setting: The study was done in the rural areas of four districts (Harry Gwala, Umzinyathi, Umkhanyakude and Uthukela) in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.Methods: The study adopted a quantitative research design. A total of 984 households were randomly selected from the four districts, of which 774 had planted maize in the previous season. The analysis was done on the 774 farmers who had planted maize. The double-hurdle model was used for statistical analysis.Results: The results show a negative association between social grant dependency and market participation, suggesting that social grant-dependent households are more subsistent, producing less marketable surplus. Moreover, households with access to social grants sold less quantities of maize in the market, indicating reduced selling incentives.Conclusion: The study indicates that social grants reduce the incentives of smallholder farmers to commercialise their production activities. The results suggest that, while policies aimed at reducing transaction costs would increase smallholder market participation, attention should be paid on how to reduce social grants’ dis-incentive effects. To reduce spill over effects to unintended household members, the study recommends offering part of the grant as ‘in-kind support’, which is specific to the intended individual beneficiary.

Modeling fresh organic produce consumption with scanner data: a generalized double hurdle model approach

Agribusiness ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Chung L. Huang ◽  
Biing-Hwan Lin ◽  
James E. Epperson
Keyword(s):  
Hurdle Model ◽  
Scanner Data ◽  
Double Hurdle Model ◽  
Double Hurdle ◽  
Organic Produce ◽  
Model Approach

scholarly journals Adoption of improved technologies and profitability of the catfish processors in Ondo State, Nigeria: A Cragg's double-hurdle model approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. e00576
Author(s):  
Olutumise Adewale Isaac ◽  
Adene Ibidun Comfort ◽  
Ajibefun Amos Igbekele ◽  
Amos Taiwo Timothy
Keyword(s):  
Hurdle Model ◽  
Double Hurdle Model ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Double Hurdle ◽  
Model Approach

scholarly journals A Typology of the Level of Market Participation among Smallholder Farmers in South Africa: Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7699
Author(s):  
Simphiwe Innocentia Hlatshwayo ◽  
Mjabuliseni Ngidi ◽  
Temitope Ojo ◽  
Albert Thembinkosi Modi ◽  
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Hurdle Model ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Double Hurdle Model ◽  
Double Hurdle

Smallholder farmers face several challenges that limit their access to markets and prevent them from taking advantage of market opportunities. This study sought to provide observed information on households’ involvement in the output market and to analyse the determinants of the level of market participation among smallholder farmers in South Africa. Data (secondary) for this study were collected from a total of 1520 respondents who were selected through stratified random sampling. Descriptive statistics, t-test and a double-hurdle model were used to analyse factors influencing smallholder farmers’ decisions regarding participation in the agricultural market. The first-hurdle equation of the double-hurdle model showed that gender of the household, family member working on the farm, wealth index, and agricultural assistance had a positive significant impact on the decision of smallholder farmers to participate in the market, while household age and family member with HIV had a negative significant impact. The results of the second-hurdle model showed marital status, educational level of household, wealth index, and access to agricultural assistance had a negative significant effect on the extent of market participation among smallholder farmers, while household size, household age, and family member with HIV had a positive significant impact. The suggestions emanating from the results as to what factors need to be addressed to encourage smallholder farmers to participate in the market indicate that there is a need for government to hire sufficient and skilled extension workers who understand the market related issues. With the help of extension workers and policymakers, government need to organize smallholder farmers into groups that are easy to manage, train, and support. Smallholder farmers’ groups should have their farmers registered, visible, and easily accessible for coordinated government support services. They also need to do more workshops in rural areas to encourage young people to be involved in agriculture. This will lead to sustainable production, alleviation of poverty, improvement of the economy, and food security.

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