Recent changes in world markets, trade liberalisation and price decontrol have left smallholder farmers more vulnerable to the vagaries of market forces. Constraints such as poor technology, weak organisational structures and high transaction costs due to long and inefficient supply chain means t...
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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Sagary, N.
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Adekunle, A.A.
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[Promoting effective collective marketing in the context of integrated agricultural research for development in sub saharan Africa]
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Promoting effective collective marketing in the context of integrated agricultural research for development in sub saharan Africa
Makate, Clifton
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Siziba, Shephard
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Hanyani-Mlambo, Benjamin T.
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Sadomba, Zvakanyorwa
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Mango, Nelson
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[The efficiency of small and medium enterprises in informal metal manufacturing in Zimbabwe: Implications for stakeholders in the agricultural sector]
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The efficiency of small and medium enterprises in informal metal manufacturing in Zimbabwe: Implications for stakeholders in the agricultural sector
This article examines the determinants of soybean market participation by smallholder farmers in
Zimbabwe, with a view to identifying key policy entry points for increasing farmer incomes. Market
linkages have been identified as key to the successful integration of grain legumes into the smallh...
Zamasiya, Byron
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Mango, Nelson
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Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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[Determinants of soybean market participation by smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe]
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Determinants of soybean market participation by smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
SMEs are a fundamental part of the economic fabric in developing countries and they play a crucial role in furthering growth, innovation and prosperity. In Zimbabwe, the SME sector has been reckoned by smallholders; farmers, miners etc. as it supplies intermediate technologies to resource-poor sm...
Makate, Clifton
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Siziba, Shephard
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Hanyani-Mlambo, Benjamin T.
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Sadomba, Z
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Sadomba, Z
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Mango, Nelson
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Makate, M
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[Technical efficiency performance of metal fabricating small to medium enterprises (Smes) in Zimbabwe: implications for agricultural development]
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Technical efficiency performance of metal fabricating small to medium enterprises (Smes) in Zimbabwe: implications for agricultural development
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
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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Mango, Nelson
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Zamasiya, Byron
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Adekunle, A.A.
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[The impact of integrated agricultural research for development on collective marketing among smallholder farmers of Southern Africa]
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The impact of integrated agricultural research for development on collective marketing among smallholder farmers 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
,
[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
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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Mango, Nelson
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Aliou, Diagne
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Adekunle, Adewale
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[Impact of integrated agricultural research and development on adoption of soil fertility management technologies among smallholder farmers of Southern Africa]
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Impact of integrated agricultural research and development on adoption of soil fertility management technologies among smallholder farmers of Southern Africa
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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Mango, Nelson
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Adekunle, Adewale
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Fatunbi, Oluwole
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[Creating food self reliance among the smallholder farmers of eastern Zimbabwe: : exploring the role of integrated agricultural research for development]
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Creating food self reliance among the smallholder farmers of eastern Zimbabwe: : exploring the role of integrated agricultural research for development