Good for whom? Supermarkets and small farmers in South Africa–a critical review of current approaches to increasing access to modern markets

T Heijden, N Vink - Agrekon, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Small-scale agriculture is one of the few tools available to support improved rural livelihoods
on a significant scale in South Africa. Access to output markets is a key factor in generating …

Understanding the drivers of production in south African farming systems: a case study of the Vhembe District, Limpopo South Africa

F Materechera, MC Scholes - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Farming systems in South Africa operate against the backdrop of constantly changing
environmental, political, and socio-economic conditions. Farming systems are commonly …

Marketing analysis of vegetables: The case of carrot and cucumber marketing in Enugu State, Nigeria

R Mukaila, AE Obetta, FED Awoyelu… - Turkish Journal of …, 2021 - agrifoodscience.com
Agricultural marketing plays a vital role in economic development and livelihood of people in
developing countries. Marketing of agricultural products which provide income to most …

[PDF][PDF] Factors affecting marketing of vegetables among small-scale farmers in Mahikeng Local Municipality, North West Province, South Africa

SH Matsane, AS Oyekale - Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 2014 - academia.edu
Agricultural produce from small-scale farmers is often lost after production due to so many
marketing challenges which make it difficult for small-scale farmers to explore full market …

Unpacking the 'emergent farmer'concept in agrarian reform: Evidence from livestock farmers in South Africa

LC Gwiriri, J Bennett, C Mapiye… - Development and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
South Africa has historically perpetuated a dual system of freehold commercial and
communal subsistence farming. To bridge these extremes, agrarian reform policies have …

[PDF][PDF] Access to output market by small farmers: The case of Punjab, Pakistan

UI Ahmed, L Ying, MK Bashir, M Abid… - Journal of Animal and …, 2016 - thejaps.org.pk
Transport infrastructure in Pakistan is still a problem for rural people to access output
markets. This study aims to identify the ways to improve access of small farming households …

The impact of social grant dependency on smallholder maize producers' market participation in South Africa: Application of the double-hurdle model

S Sinyolo, M Mudhara, E Wale - South African Journal of Economic …, 2017 - journals.co.za
Background: Social grants have become an increasingly popular means of improving the
welfare of poor households in South Africa and beyond. While the goals of these transfers …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of farmer support programmes on market access of smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa

MM Sikwela - 2013 - core.ac.uk
Most smallholder farmers in South Africa are characterized by poor resources such as land,
labour and capital while they play an important role in poverty alleviation especially in poor …

[HTML][HTML] Can Cashew Value Chain Industry Improve Food Security: An Empirical Study from The Gambia

B Bojang, D Emang - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Food security is the most critical issue to address in The Gambia, and cashew production
and its respective value chain provide opportunities to improve the quality of livelihood for …

[PDF][PDF] Smallholder irrigation entrepreneurial development pathways and livelihoods in two districts in Limpopo Province

J Denison, SV Dube, TC Masiya, T Moyo, C Murata… - Water Res, 2016 - wrc.org.za
This section sets out to build an operationalised understanding of the terms
'entrepreneur'and 'entrepreneurship'. It builds from a number of definitions that are already …