Youth Participation in Agriculture in the Nkonkobe District Municipality, South Africa

Cheteni, Priviledge

doi:10.1080/09709274.2016.11907025

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“…Age of the sampled farmers' ranged from 35-84 years and the average age was 50 years, with the majority in the 40-45 age group (31%) and this shows that youth were the least involved in farming activities. This concurs with findings from a study in South Africa that more than 60% of young people were not participating in agricultural activities (Cheteni, 2016).…”

Section: Socio Demographic Informationsupporting

confidence: 92%

Why Goat Farming in Northern Communal Areas of Namibia Is not Commercialised: The Case of Ogongo Constituency

Togarepi¹,

Thomas²,

Mika³

2018

JSD

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In Namibia, goat products are not found in the formal markets include retail shops. This is despite several attempts by the government of Namibia to promote goat products in the formal sector. At household level however, goat meat is a delicacy. This study therefore seeks to provide possible reasons for the unavailability of goat products in Northern Namibia focussing on the supply side of the goat market. A structured survey questionnaire was employed among 75 goat farmers in Ogongo Constituency, Omusati Region in North Central Namibia. The data sought included production, offtake and marketing of goats as well as challenges faced. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data and multiple linear regression was employed to determine the factors influencing offtake rate. The offtake rate (percent of goats sold) was estimated as 2.8% from the data, which is very low. The offtake rate was significantly influenced by age of the head of household (p<0.01), education level of the household head (p<0.01) and marital status (p<0.01). On the other hand, goat production was affected by other challenges such as unavailability of marketing infrastructure, diseases, grazing shortages, and frequent droughts. The implications of these findings on policy include provision of incentives to farmers to sale as well as providing marketing infrastructure. Thus the study recommends the sensitization of communal farmers on economic potential of selling goats to alleviate poverty and to improve livelihoods through income generation.

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Section: Socio Demographic Informationsupporting

confidence: 92%

Why Goat Farming in Northern Communal Areas of Namibia Is not Commercialised: The Case of Ogongo Constituency

Togarepi¹,

Thomas²,

Mika³

2018

JSD

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“…The income distribution was a reflection of the current situation in a number of rural areas in South Africa where most households rely on government grants. This is the case in South Africa, especially in the Eastern Cape Province, as pointed out by Cheteni et al [19], Cheteni [20], DAFF [21] and Taruvinga et al [11] with regard to income dynamics in rural areas. A scatter plot was done on income distribution and age.…”

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confidence: 92%

Exploring Food Security and Household Dietary Diversity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

2020

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Food security is one of the most severe challenges facing the majority of African countries. The objective of this study was to explore household food dietary diversity and food security in a rural area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A total of 296 household heads were randomly sampled to participate in the study. The Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) and Household Food Consumption Score (HFCS) were used to identify the consumption patterns of the households and their food security status. Meanwhile, a binary model was used to identify the variables that had an impact on household food security. Findings from the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) revealed that 61 percent of the households had lower dietary diversity and were consuming at least three food groups, which mainly include pulses, milk, and cereals. The results from the Household Food Consumption Score (HFCS), however, showed that the majority of the households had adequate levels of food consumption. The binary model revealed that age, household income, access to credit, and gender are statistically significant in influencing household food security status in the study area. It can be concluded that household dietary diversity is not guaranteed by food security, as proven by the regression model. Therefore, the government should consider the impact of low income on food security and it should intensify efforts directed at helping rural households to reduce incidences of food insecurity.

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“…All these variables have important implications for policy. Youth participation in rural crop farming is very limited; this implies that crop production may become a thing of the past in the near future [53]. Deagrarianization has already been observed in parts of the Eastern Cape Province [51].…”

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Effects of Cultivated Area on Smallholder Farm Profits and Food Security in Rural Communities of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Mujuru

Obi

2020

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As rural poverty deepens over much of Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder transformation has become more urgent than ever before. A majority of rural people derive their livelihoods from agriculture, hence the urgent need for transforming the sector. The South African government launched a comprehensive land reform programme at the dawn of democracy in the country on the assumption that constraints on land size would be eliminated to make room for a more inclusive agricultural economy. The present study sought to assess how cultivated area affects food security and the profits of maize and cabbage farmers. The purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of study sites, from which 158 irrigators and homestead gardeners were selected. The data were then subjected to analysis by defining a maximum likelihood estimator that combines the seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) and one-way error correction model, to determine the factors influencing food security and farm profits. The model revealed diverse relationships, suggesting that location, farm type and income were important variables in explaining food security. The area under cultivation was found to influence profits for both crops. Policies in favour of technology adoption, market access and input use would greatly incentivize farmers to cultivate larger plots of land.

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Youth Participation in Agriculture in the Nkonkobe District Municipality, South Africa

Cited by 27 publications

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Why Goat Farming in Northern Communal Areas of Namibia Is not Commercialised: The Case of Ogongo Constituency

Why Goat Farming in Northern Communal Areas of Namibia Is not Commercialised: The Case of Ogongo Constituency

Exploring Food Security and Household Dietary Diversity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Effects of Cultivated Area on Smallholder Farm Profits and Food Security in Rural Communities of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

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