Access to land and other natural resources are key means of driving rural people out of abject poverty. Inequalities in access to land and supportive services that ensure full utilization of land are therefore hurting in rural societies. This article enumerates and explain wealth-related imbalanc...
Makate, Clifton
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Mango, Nelson
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Makate, Marshall
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[Socioeconomic status connected imbalances in arable land size holding and utilization in smallholder farming in Zimbabwe: Implications for a sustainable rural development]
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Socioeconomic status connected imbalances in arable land size holding and utilization in smallholder farming in Zimbabwe: Implications for a sustainable rural development
This article is concerned with the adoption of small-scale irrigation farming as a climate-smart agriculture practice and its influence on household income in the Chinyanja Triangle. Chinyanja Triangle is a region that is increasingly experiencing mid-season dry spells and an increase in occurren...
Mango, Nelson
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Makate, Clifton
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Mponela, Powell
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Ndengu, Gift
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[Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation Farming as a Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice and Its Influence on Household Income in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa]
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Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation Farming as a Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice and Its Influence on Household Income in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
This paper demonstrates how crop diversification impacts on two outcomes of climate smart agriculture; increased productivity (legume and cereal crop productivity) and enhanced resilience (household income, food security, and nutrition) in rural Zimbabwe. Using data from over 500 smallholder farm...
Makate, Clifton
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Wang, Rongchang
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Makate, Marshall
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Mango, Nelson
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[Crop diversification and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe: adaptive management for environmental change]
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Crop diversification and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe: adaptive management for environmental change
BACKGROUND
In southern Africa, conservation agriculture (CA) has received a lot of research and promotional support from various organizations in the past decades. Conservation agriculture is largely promoted as one of the few win–win technologies affordable to farmers, in the sense that potentia...
Mango, Nelson
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Siziba, Shephard
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Makate, Clifton
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[The impact of adoption of conservation agriculture on smallholder farmers’ food security in semi-arid zones of southern Africa]
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The impact of adoption of conservation agriculture on smallholder farmers’ food security in semi-arid zones of southern Africa
Mango, Nelson
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Zamasiya, Byron
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Makate, Clifton
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Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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[Factors influencing household food security among smallholder farmers in the Mudzi district of Zimbabwe]
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Factors influencing household food security among smallholder farmers in the Mudzi district of Zimbabwe
Mango, Nelson
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Makate, Clifton
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Hanyani-Mlambo, Benjamin T.
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Siziba, Shephard
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Lundy, Mark
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[A stochastic frontier analysis of technical efficiency in smallholder maize production in Zimbabwe: The post-fast-track land reform outlook]
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A stochastic frontier analysis of technical efficiency in smallholder maize production in Zimbabwe: The post-fast-track land reform outlook
Mango, Nelson
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Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Makate, Clifton
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Dunjana, Nothando
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Siciba, Shephard
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[The impact of integrated agricultural research for development on food security among smallholder farmers of southern Africa]
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The impact of integrated agricultural research for development on food security among smallholder farmers of southern Africa
Makate, Clifton
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Makate, Marshall
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Mango, Nelson
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[Sustainable agriculture practices and livelihoods in pro-poor smallholder farming systems in southern Africa]
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Sustainable agriculture practices and livelihoods in pro-poor smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
In developing regions with high levels of poverty and a dependence on climate sensitive agriculture, studies focusing on climate change adaptation, planning, and policy processes, have gained relative importance over the years. This study assesses the impact of farmer perceptions regarding climat...
Makate, Clifton
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Makate, Marshall
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Mango, Nelson
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[Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and the Use of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa]
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Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and the Use of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
One of the very numerous decisions that smallholder farmers face world wide relates to market participation in agricultural markets and, consequently choosing the appropriate marketing channel for their agricultural produce. Such decisions impact on their incomes and subsequently on their welfare...