Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Programme resulted in a massive growth of the country's tobacco sector. Some authors have labelled this, the 'tobacco boom'. The effects of this growth are variegated across space and time. This study explores the growth of tobacco contract farming in Goro...
Until the introduction of the structural adjustment programme, post independent smallholder agriculture in Zimbabwe's resettlement schemes was dominated by the state (Bratton, 1994). Inspired by the experiences of the socialist countries which had played a key role in the predominantly land based libera...
This contribution explores emerging features of social relations of production as expressed through the contract farming system in Zimbabwe. It seeks to link earlier research on plantation-based outgrower schemes in tea and sugar that were on a modest scale, to contemporary contract farming in ...
Assessing the sustainability of contract farming as a tool for poverty reduction in Yorkshire ressettlement (ward 6) area of Headlands, Manicaland, Zimbabwe 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 34 作者: Fungai Noah. Kaunye 摘要: This study assessed the sustainability of contract farming in ...
Each home has three hectares of land and the residents depend on smallholder farming. Most families live in thatched mud houses and are dependent on fuelwood for heating. Those who have family working abroad and sending money home can afford to buy solar lanterns. But those who don’t, canno...
The prevalence of contract farming in the cotton industry of Zimbabwe implies that it has become the dominant marketing system. Even the independently produced cotton is eventually sold to the contracting cotton companies owing to enacte... J Hove 被引量: 1发表: 2014年 Data use investigations fo...
Vertical coordination strategies and market institutions provide hope for building farmer resilience in regions affected by climate change in Zimbabwe. This study focused on four districts (Binga, Chiredzi, Hwange, Matobo) which are in regions IV and V. A questionnaire was used to collect data ...
Many farmers in Thailand grow sugarcane under contract farming, which is a potential system to support sugarcane product management from farm to sugar factory. Contract farming system has potential advantages to both farmers and agribusiness companies. The farmers receive input support, production services...
Many farmers in Thailand grow sugarcane under contract farming, which is a potential system to support sugarcane product management from farm to sugar factory. Contract farming system has potential advantages to both farmers and agribusiness companies. The farmers receive input support, production services...
The prevalence of contract farming in the cotton industry of Zimbabwe implies that it has become the dominant marketing system. Even the independently produced cotton is eventually sold to the contracting cotton companies owing to enacte... J Hove 被引量: 1发表: 2014年 ...