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DOI	10.1080/23311886.2021.1984657
	Constrained crop enterprise choices by smallholder farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe
	Musara, Joseph P.; Watetepa, Kudakwashe; Bandason, Wellington; Munyati, Vincent T.; Zivenge, Emmanuel; Musemwa, Lovemore; Mafuse, Never
通讯作者	Musara, JP (corresponding author), Gwanda State Univ, Dept Crop Sci, POB 30, Filabusi, Zimbabwe.
来源期刊	COGENT SOCIAL SCIENCES
ISSN	2331-1886
出版年	2021
卷号	7 期号:1
英文摘要	Smallholder irrigation schemes are critical in sustaining livelihoods of communities in the drier areas of Zimbabwe. The performance of these schemes as food and incomes safety nets has been questionable over recent times. Using a multinomial logit model, the study examines factors affecting smallholder irrigation farmers' selection of crop enterprises in their crop mix decisions. The paper uses cross-sectional data from 136 small holder irrigation farmers at Nharira irrigation scheme in Bikita district of Zimbabwe. A self-administered questionnaire, which was supported by key informant interviews, was used for collecting primary data on crops produced, sales made and specific household variables such as incomes and age of principal decision makers. Secondary data on contested variables such as sales and incomes were referenced. The data shows that the age of household head, association to membership groups, number of buyers available in the markets and the prices of respective crops significantly (p < 0.05) affects the choice of enterprises. The results also show that small scale irrigation farmers' decision making is constrained by lack of effective information dissemination mechanisms and weak core competencies of market signals interpretation among farmers. Stakeholders suggested the need to strengthen access to rewarding markets through decentralising marketing points. This can be sustained by information centers in their localities so as to harness from beneficial market information, which will in turn have a significant impact on how crop choice decisions are made.
英文关键词	Irrigation schemes smallholder farmers crop choices extension networks multinomial logit
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000704476400001
WOS关键词	HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY ; IRRIGATION ; WATER ; PRODUCTIVITY ; MANAGEMENT
WOS类目	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Social Sciences - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362885
作者单位	[Musara, Joseph P.] Gwanda State Univ, Dept Crop Sci, POB 30, Filabusi, Zimbabwe; [Watetepa, Kudakwashe; Bandason, Wellington] Womens Univ Africa, Dept Agribusiness Management, POB GD 32, Harare, Zimbabwe; [Munyati, Vincent T.; Zivenge, Emmanuel; Musemwa, Lovemore; Mafuse, Never] Bindura Univ Sci Educ, Dept Agr Econ Educ & Extens, P Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Musara, Joseph P.,Watetepa, Kudakwashe,Bandason, Wellington,et al. Constrained crop enterprise choices by smallholder farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe[J],2021,7(1).
APA	Musara, Joseph P..,Watetepa, Kudakwashe.,Bandason, Wellington.,Munyati, Vincent T..,Zivenge, Emmanuel.,...&Mafuse, Never.(2021).Constrained crop enterprise choices by smallholder farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe.COGENT SOCIAL SCIENCES,7(1).
MLA	Musara, Joseph P.,et al."Constrained crop enterprise choices by smallholder farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe".COGENT SOCIAL SCIENCES 7.1(2021).