SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING NETT FARM REVENUE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS UNDER EXTREME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melusi Sibanda ◽  
Lovemore Musemwa ◽  
Abyssinia Mushunje ◽  
Charles S. Mutengwa ◽  
Leocadia Zhou
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

scholarly journals Market Participation and Volume Sold: Empirical Evidence From Irrigated Crop Farmers in the Eastern Cape

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
L. Mdoda ◽  
A. Obi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Technical Factors

The market partaking of smallholder farmers in market-oriented production has the perspective to expand profits, upsurge agricultural output and ultimately promote food security. However, the participation of smallholder’s irrigators and homestead gardeners in markets in South Africa remains low despite numerous interventions, especially since the dawn of democracy in 1994. However, up-to-date, there is not enough evidence that these attempts had been met successfully. This paper examines factors influencing smallholders’ choice to partake in markets and volume sold in the Eastern Cape Province. The study employed survey data of 150 irrigated crop farmers. A random sampling procedure was used in the study areas. The study used a Heckman regression to assess factors impelling market participation and volume sold. Results reveal that market participation and volume sold are influenced by socio-economic and technical factors. Based on the results, the needed policy change to encourage group marketing and upgrading of roads to enable smooth accessibility of output markets are highlighted.

scholarly journals Socio-economic factors affecting home gardens as a livelihood strategy in rural areas of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mdiya ◽  
Mdoda
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Living Strategy ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Home gardens have been identified as one of the possible ways of producing food and offer great solutions to some of the issues surrounding poverty alleviation and improving food security in rural areas. However, home gardens' potential as a living strategy has not been recognized and affected by many factors. Therefore, the study examines socio-economic factors influencing home gardens as a living strategy in rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province. The study was conducted in the Eastern Cape Province rural areas, where data was collected from 200 households using snowball sampling. The study made use of descriptive and logit regression models for analysis. The study results reveal that female households actively participated in home gardens with an average of 46 years. Households were landowners with an average farm size of 3 Ha and owning farm assets. Home gardens contributed immensely to households by providing food for home consumption and generating income from crops and vegetables. The study concludes that Socio-economic factors were the factors influencing home gardens as the living strategy in rural areas. Therefore, the study recommends the provision of external personnel in rural areas to assist home gardeners in improving their productivity.

scholarly journals Consumers’ Preference and Factors Influencing Offal Consumption in Amathole District Eastern Cape, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babatunde Alao ◽  
Andrew Falowo ◽  
Amanda Chulayo ◽  
Voster Muchenje
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Point Of Purchase

This study was conducted to determine the consumers’ perceptions and factors influencing offal meat consumption in Amathole District in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. A total of 202 consumers from Amathole District were randomly sampled from three municipalities. The study revealed that consumers were more influenced by the freshness, price, and availability of the product and these factors determine the point of purchase. The most preferred purchase-point for offal meat in this study was butchery. However, sheep offal was more preferred to cattle offal. The point of purchase, however, remains a prominent factor among other factors that could influence decision making for any consumer. When it comes to offal meat, the results showed that the majority of consumers purchased more liver, intestine, and tripe, which is because they are often sold in a combo at the butchery. Furthermore, it was revealed that consumers have nutritional knowledge of the offal meat products before making their purchase but health reasons emerged as a factor that the consumers considered the least at the point of purchase.

scholarly journals HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF AGRO-ADVISORY DISSEMINATION PATHWAYS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF KENYA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debrah Onyango ◽  
Hezron Mogaka ◽  
Samuel Njiri Ndirangu ◽  
Kwena Kizito
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This work covers the dissemination of climate change adaptation information in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya with the aim of improving the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through dissemination of well package technologies referred to as agro-advisories.

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