Patterns of Engagement for Smallholder Farmers in Accessing Government Markets in South Africa

Morakile, Gontse; Antwi, Michael Akwasi; Rubhara, Theresa Tendai

doi:10.1080/15228916.2021.1897453

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“…This aspect is related to the awareness of the farmers regarding the reduced possibility to sell small quantities. Therefore, it seems that in contrast to the findings of Morakile et al (2021), Albanian farmers do still value collective action to exploit options emerging from school feeding.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Willingness to participate in cooperatives can enable integration in F2S schemes. Morakile et al (2021) indicate that despite the perceived benefits of belonging to a group in the context of accessing government markets, about half of the smallholder farmers in areas of South Africa would prefer to remain independent from any form of aggregation or farmer group. The majority of the farmers -mainly those who have sufficient individual capacity -would prefer to approach the market individually.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in Farm to School programmes – The case of Albania

2023

Stud. Agr. Econ.

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Farm to school (F2S) programmes ensure school pupils receive an appropriate diet, fight malnutrition, and motivate children to attend school. The participation of local smallholders in F2S schemes contributes to these objectives, but also provides a market opportunity for local small farms. This is particularly important in the case of developing or emerging economies that are characterised by malnutrition among children and where smallholdings often struggle with limited market access, as is the case with Albania. The aim of this paper is to explore the main factors affecting farmers' willingness to participate in a F2S scheme using data from a structured farm survey. Regression analysis results show that economically based motivation (farm-related factors such as size and post-harvest losses) intertwined with social capital factors and attitudinal indicators (experience and attitudes towards cooperation, reliance on local governmental support, information, and product safety perception level) affect farmers' willingness to participate in F2S schemes. For farmers to participate viably in such schemes, it is necessary to provide knowledge, awareness, and support for ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards and for improving cooperation.

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confidence: 84%

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Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in Farm to School programmes – The case of Albania

2023

Stud. Agr. Econ.

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“…These channels used independent sections of the economy with different systems between buyers (Nxumalo et al, 2019). The formal markets have clear approaches to measurements and work with modern trading (clear formal frameworks) and are described with a modern marketing chain structure (Binda & Koch, 2021;Morakile et a., 2021). Amended market channels for smallholder farmers are essential to improving crop productivity which increases rural farmers' income and marketable tef products (Usman & Callo-Concha, 2021).…”

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Determinants of Market Outlet Choices of Tef Producers in Western Ethiopia: Evidence of Multivariate Probit Model

Degefa

Biru

Abebe

2022

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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This study was required to assess the existing tef market outlets and examine factors affecting market outlet choices among smallholder tef producers in western Ethiopia. For this study qualitative and quantitative data were collected from tef producers. Purposive and multi-stage sampling technique was used to determine sample households. The descriptive statistics and multivariate probit model were employed to analyze the collected data. The result shows that there are five alternative main market outlets available for the tef producers that are wholesalers, collectors, cooperatives, consumers, and retailers. These market outlets were affected by household’s demographic such as age, gender, education level, and household size), socio-economics (land allocated for tef, a variety used, livestock holding, and off/non-farm activities), institutional (credit, extension, and market information), and market (volume of tef produced, own transport facility, and nearest market) factors. Based on the findings strengthening farmers’ skills and knowledge through training, advising, and supervision; capacitate farmers by the additional work atmosphere and empowering women farmers by improved variety, working capital, and other recommendations are need attention by respective sectors.

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Smallholder sheep farmers’ perceived impact of water scarcity in the dry ecozones of South Africa: Determinants and response strategies

Halimani

Marandure

Chikwanha

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Climate Risk Management

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Patterns of Engagement for Smallholder Farmers in Accessing Government Markets in South Africa

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in Farm to School programmes – The case of Albania

Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in Farm to School programmes – The case of Albania

Determinants of Market Outlet Choices of Tef Producers in Western Ethiopia: Evidence of Multivariate Probit Model

Smallholder sheep farmers’ perceived impact of water scarcity in the dry ecozones of South Africa: Determinants and response strategies

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