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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development) by Type "Mini Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The study uses cross-sectional data to test whether FSPs improve technical efficiencies (TEs) of smallholder maize farmers. Using plot level data collected from 30 FSP and 66 non-FSP farmers drawn from Mgojweni, Mabetshe, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02)A report issued by the FAO has warned that, on a global scale, most nations are not progressing towards the achievement of the goal to eliminate hunger before the end of the year 2030, as outlined in the Sustainable ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Dietary quality has significant implications for health, nutrition and quality of life. Yet, most people in developing countries, such as Malawi, consume inadequate diets due to the high cost of healthy and nutritious food. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02)Rural areas in South Africa are predominantly characterized by the presence of subsistence farming households, many of which face challenges related to limited asset ownership. While historical poverty reduction efforts ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The international trade in agriculture and food markets are characterised by extensive use of regulatory measures. Most of the measures used comprise Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-11)Agriculture is one of the largest contributors to the economic growth in South Africa and plays an important role in the socio-economic development of South Africa, particularly in rural regions like the Eastern Cape, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)To promote savings groups (SGs), which are important in promoting financial inclusion among smallholders, it is imperative to understand the factors that affect participation in these SGs and the associated impact in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-11)The importance of the adoption of agricultural technology in productivity and productivity gains can be realised when yield-enhancing technologies are used and disseminated. The main objective of this study is to identify ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-05-10)Agricultural commercialisation is defined as the increase in the amount of produce sold relative to the amount produced. Therefore, agricultural commercialisation leads to more efficient production, economic growth, food ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Composite indicators have gained popularity in various research areas, such as performance monitoring and decision making. However, the determination of an appropriate weighting method is a significant problem in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-10)The last mile may constrain socioeconomic development and the achievement of household food security and nutrition as households are remote and distant from public facilities such as roads, health facilities and markets. ...
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The effects of outdated data and outliers on Kenya's 2019 Global Food Security Index score and rank (University of Pretoria, 2021-04)While composite indicators are considered robust in measuring food security, outdated data and outliers challenge their reliability. Outdated data can occur when national databases are not frequently updated while outliers ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)While composite indicators have become a valuable tool in policymaking, benchmarking and public communication processes, outliers and outdated data challenge their reliability. Outliers are large or small values in a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Due to the extreme decimation of species worldwide, there is a need to conserve and protect more natural areas and biodiversity. A way to ensure species' survival across areas, is to rewild a protected area or nature reserve ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-03)The Siyazondla Homestead Food Production Programme (SHFPP) was implemented in the Amathole District Municipality of the Eastern Cape Province to support homestead food production for improved household food security and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Access to improved water supply services remains a global challenge despite progress made towards the water sustainable development goal (SDG) globally. Wakiso district in Uganda is no exception, as access to safe water ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-07-13)The conventional banking system has not been meeting the needs of the mass market in Eswatini, which is mostly made of unserved and underserved farmers in rural areas. Mobile money and other recent innovations in fintech ...
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Factors influencing participation in contract farming among smallholder tobacco producers in Malawi (University of Pretoria, 2022)This paper used cross-sectional survey data from 132 contract and 64 non-contract smallholder tobacco farmers drawn from Kasungu district in Malawi to determine factors that influence their participation in contract farming ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The benefits of market participation are well established and primarily involve income generation and/or profits. Market participation is a farmer's preference for selling crops in the output market, creating opportunities ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Based on cross-sectional data drawn from 135 treated and 68 control farmers in Tanzania, and 133 treated and 71 control farmers in Zambia, this study uses propensity score matching to test whether conservation agriculture ...
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