Determinants of sorghum adoption and land allocation intensity in the smallholder sector of semi-arid Zimbabwe
| Autor: | Munyaradzi Mutenje, Joseph P. Musara, Charles Pfukwa, L. Musemwa, Abbyssinia Mushunje |
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| Přispěvatelé: | European Union Delegation in Zimbabwe |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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double hurdle
sorghum systems smallholder farmer semi-arid networking 050204 development studies Agricultural economics lcsh:Agriculture 0502 economics and business Duration (project management) biology 05 social sciences lcsh:S Subsistence agriculture Subsidy Sorghum biology.organism_classification Livelihood General partnership Sustainability Survey data collection 050202 agricultural economics & policy Business Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 17 No. 1 (2019); e0105 Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 17 Núm. 1 (2019); e0105 SJAR. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research instname Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol 17, No 1 (2019); e0105 Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp e0105-e0105 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2171-9292 |
| Popis: | Sorghum is important for sustainability of smallholder farmers’ subsistence, social and economic livelihoods in semi-arid and arid environments of Southern Africa. However, production of the crop has been on the decline in the smallholder communities of semi-arid Zimbabwe. The study examines factors affecting smallholder farmers’ inclination towards producing sorghum and allocating differential land proportions towards the crop. The paper uses a double hurdle estimation approach with cross-sectional survey data from 380 small holder sorghum farmers in the Mid Zambezi region. Frequency of contact with relatives, duration of receiving subsidies and the number of groups to which household members belonged had a robust influence (p |
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