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Revealed preference analysis of consumers' switching behaviour towards rice brands in Nigeria.
(2018)
Abstract in PDF file.
Evaluating farmers' and consumers' acceptance of new cooking banana hybrids in Uganda : micro-economic analysis and policy implications.
(2014)
Banana is an important world food crop supporting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholders in tropical countries of Africa, including Uganda. Despite the crop‟s importance in Uganda, its productivity ...
The economics of smallholder irrigation water management : institutions, water-use values and farmer participation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2014)
In recognition of the role of smallholder irrigation farming in ensuring better rural
livelihoods, the South African government has made substantial public investment in
irrigation infrastructure. The most important ...
The nexus of crop and income diversification, commercialisation and household welfare: empirical evidence from Ethiopia.
(2019)
Abstract available in pdf.
The integration of freely available medium resolution optical sensors with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery capabilities for American bramble (Rubus cuneifolius) invasion detection and mapping.
(2018)
The emergence of American bramble (Rubus cuneifolius) across South Africa has caused severe ecological and economic damage. To date, most of the efforts to mitigate its effects have been largely unsuccessful due to its ...
Economic analysis of determinants of grain storage practices and implications on storage losses and household food security in Makoni and Shamva Districts in Zimbabwe.
(2017)
Despite notable advances in grain storage practices, many smallholder farmers in southern Africa still rely on traditional practices for storing staple crops such as maize. Traditional storage practices do not offer adequate ...
Distortion of incentives for farm households in KwaZulu.
(1989)
KwaZulu is a less developed region of South Africa. Low
agricultural incomes have contributed to widespread poverty
in the region. Despite intense population pressure on the
land, arable resources are underutilized. ...
Economic analysis of crop production in Lesotho : a household-based programming approach.
(1995)
Agriculture in Lesotho is a key sector and a major source of employment within the country,
with approximately 85 percent of the population living in rural areas. Crop farming is
characterised by a high proportion of ...
Returns on agricultural research and development in the South African sugar industry.
(1989)
The lack of information on returns to R&D is considered a handicap to
effective decision-making by policy-makers and managers in
agricultural commodity organisations. Results of studies reported in
the literature, mostly ...
Tenure security and productivity in the Zimbabwean small farm sector : implications for South Africa.
(1996)
Within the context of sub-Saharan Africa's rising population growth rate and declining
agricultural productivity, there is much debate about whether communal land tenure
institutions are a constraint on agricultural ...