The impact of Rural Enterprise Development Hub (RED Hub) project on beneficiaries maize yield in Mqanduli, South Africa
| Autor: | Enoch Terlumun Iortyom, Werner Nel, Sonwabo Perez Mazinyo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Yield (finance)
05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography Beneficiary 021107 urban & regional planning Subsidy 02 engineering and technology engineering.material Agricultural science Geography Sample size determination engineering Fertilizer 050703 geography Productivity Hectare Annual percentage yield |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geography and Regional Planning. 14:10-18 |
| ISSN: | 2070-1845 |
| Popis: | The study analysed the impact of Rural Enterprise Development Hub (RED Hub) Project on maize yield of beneficiaries. Out of a total of 398 beneficiaries, 200 maize farmers were sampled using the Cochran sample size formula followed by convenience sampling at the second stage. With the use of a 'before' and 'after' approach, a survey was conducted using structured questionnaires which were administered on the beneficiaries of the project in Mquanduli community within the 9 villages of the community. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. It was established that, a P-value of less than 0.05 was statistically significant. The study revealed a significant average annual yield increase of maize farmers who benefitted in the project from 1,003 to 1,891 kg with an increase of 88.53% on hectare basis (t = 100.3 and p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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