Qualitative benefits of livestock development programmes. Evidence from the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in South Africa

Ngarava, Saul; Mushunje, Abbyssinia; Chaminuka, Petronella

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101722

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“…Availability of household income can also mean that farmers are able to replenish their herd and also buy other essentials that are required for livestock rearing as animal feed and drugs for Hence, a positive relationship exists between household income and ownership of pigs, sheep, cattle, goats and chicken livestock species. The present findings are similar to those of Ngarava et al (2020) who observed that household income assists smallholder farmers to improve their feeding strategies, easy barriers to market entry and ultimately diversification of livestock species reared. In the same vein, household income improves farmers' adaptive capacity to climate-related events which constrain livestock production.…”

Section: Household Incomesupporting

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Determinants of livestock species ownership at household level: Evidence from rural OR Tambo District Municipality, South Africa

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An understanding of factors influencing smallholder farmers’ livestock ownership at the household level is vital in formulating pro-poor livestock production policies and technologies. Hence, this study examined factors that influence livestock ownership of smallholder farmers. The data was collected randomly from three purposively selected study areas in the OR Tambo District (King Sabata Dalindyebo, Port St Johns and Ingquza Hill local municipalities) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa using a cross-sectional survey of 650 households. A multivariate probit model (MPM) was used to estimate correlates of livestock species ownership at the household level. Results indicated that education, age, household income, marital status, religion, rainfall, gender, household size and employment status influence livestock species ownership at the household level. Therefore, efforts to promote livestock ownership and production should be guided by these significant explanatory variables in the study area. Interdependence among species was also noted (cattle and sheep; goats and pigs; sheep and pigs; cattle and goats; goats and sheep), suggesting complementarity among the different types of livestock species. This complementarity among the species can possibly be explained by functional diversity generic with multi-species livestock farming which is worth supporting to enhance biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, rural resource use efficiency and socio-economic sustainability at the household level.

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Section: Household Incomesupporting

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Determinants of livestock species ownership at household level: Evidence from rural OR Tambo District Municipality, South Africa

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“…The food insecurity status was obtained through a food insecurity index based on the 3 questions (herein after referred to as indicators) in that data set that focussed on households that ran out of money to buy food; anyone in the house that had gone without a meal in 7 days; and any children in the household that had gone hungry due to lack of food. The Min-Max normalisation method as used by Ngarava et al (2022 , 2020) was used to produce an indicator which fell between a range of 0–1, using the following metrics:

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are the observed, minimum and maximum values of the indicator, respectively. The indicators were combined using equal weighting once standardisation was established.…”

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Empirical analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in South Africa

Ngarava

2022

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C

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“…The study was carried out in KwaZulu-Natal, aiming at cattle farmers currently in the KyD Scheme ( Figure 1). KwaZulu-Natal Province livestock farmers are predominately smallholder utilizing their livestock for traditional purposes, with low off-take attributable to lack of market system understanding [20]. The study made use of data collected from KyD Scheme participants from a sample of 116 respondents.…”

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Market Awareness and Participation for Cattle Farmers in the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Ngarava

Mushunje

2019

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The objective of the study was to outline the determinants of market awareness and participation in the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) scheme in South Africa. The study utilised a cross-sectional survey of a randomly selected sample of 116 KyD farmers in KwaZulu-Natal Province. A Logit model was used to analyse the data. The results show that more farmers are aware of farmgate market channels, but however, they tended to utilise auction market channels. Furthermore, gender, marital status, educational level, employment status, farm income, source of income, herd size, labour and training were significant variables in the awareness and use of butcheries, auctions and farm gate markets. The study concludes that the scheme is particularly effective in influencing commercialisation through utilisation of more lucrative market channels such as auctions. Furthermore, socio-economic factors had a bearing on the awareness and use of marketing channels for smallholder farmers in the KyD scheme. Labour was particularly significant across butchery, auction and farm gate market channels. The study recommends that the scheme needs to improve awareness and use of market channels through utilisation of information platforms such as radio, television and direct communication though mobile phones. Furthermore, extension should assist farmers not only in awareness of markets, but also in the utilisation of those markets.

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Qualitative benefits of livestock development programmes. Evidence from the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in South Africa

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Determinants of livestock species ownership at household level: Evidence from rural OR Tambo District Municipality, South Africa

Determinants of livestock species ownership at household level: Evidence from rural OR Tambo District Municipality, South Africa

Empirical analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in South Africa

Market Awareness and Participation for Cattle Farmers in the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

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