This paper aims at investigating the determinants of agricultural productivity and rural
household income in Ethiopia. Three econometric models namely: Pooled ordinary least …

Climate change is projected to intensify and smallholder farmers will be the most affected
because they entirely rely on climate-sensitive livelihoods and have low adaptive capacity …

Integrating best management practices and improving the technical efficiency of smallholder
maize farmers is critical in raising overall agricultural output. However, there is not much …

Since the launch of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD)
programme by the government, several small-scale farmers have slowly integrated into the …

This study analysed the effect of farm mechanisation on productivity of rice farms in southern
Ghana. The empirical results of the stochastic frontier model of primary data solicited from …

The Zimbabwean government has long been committed to expansion of agricultural
production through mechanization and pursued this goal under the unpopular fast track land …

A Tobit model censored at zero was selected to examine factors explaining differences in
production efficiency amongst resettled farmers. Efficiency scores obtained from Data …

With democratic rule in South Africa, policies were introduced to redress the extreme
inequalities in income, wealth and livelihoods engendered by apartheid rule. There was the …

In an attempt to address a racially skewed land distribution and alleviate rural poverty,
Zimbabwe has, since its independence, pursued redistributive land reform programmes. The …

This study determined the factors influencing the adoption of improved soybean varieties
and examined the technical efficiencies of improved and local soybean varieties production …