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Perceptions of Communal Farmers on Extension Support Services Accessibility in the Port St Johns, Eastern Cape Province
Communal farming is mainly practised in most rural areas of South Africa, and agricultural production plays a significant part in …
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Smallholder Farmers' Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the uMkhanyakude District in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Climate change poses a considerable risk to sustaining smallholder farming in developing countries and hinders efforts to reduce poverty and …
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Institutional Factors Affecting Smallholder Farmers' Decision to Adopt Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Evidence from Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality Eastern Cape, South Africa
In recent years, adaptation to climate change has become a global focus; therefore, the present study was conducted in Raymond …
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Assessment of Reproductive Dynamics and Production Efficiency among Communal Sheep Flocks in the Free State Province, South Africa: A Comparative Study
Sheep farming plays a significant role in generating economic opportunities and employment on a global scale. It is a vital …
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Reimagining Decoloniality and Extension
The language of change in curricula is increasingly being examined through the lens of decoloniality and Africanisation. This underscores the …
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Sustainability of New Generation Commercial Farmers in South Africa: A North-West Province Case Study
In this study, factors hindering emerging farmers in South Africa from farming sustainably were explored from the perspectives of emerging …
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Can Agroecology Close the Health Disparities Gap for Urban Vulnerable Communities in South Africa?
Approximately 34% of households in Johannesburg grapple with food insecurity, with 60% allocating R1000 (roughly $57) or less per month …
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Agricultural Extension Practitioners' Use of Information Communication Tools in the Capricorn District, Limpopo, South Africa: A Perception Study
Perception is a critical concept in innovation adoption. Reports from the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development indicate that …
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Analysis of Climate Change Knowledge and Capacity Needs of Rural Women Farmers in Southern Nigeria
The study analysed climate change knowledge and capacity needs of rural women crop farmers in Southern Nigeria. Data was collected …
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Reimagining Agricultural Advisors and Educators as Agricultural Bricoleurs Towards Enhanced Skills Transfer: An Adult Learning Perspective
Bricolage's approach describes how post-colonial, post-positivist, post-modernist, or post-structuralist paradigms have driven intellectuals to develop mixed multi-theoretical and multi-methodological methods. …
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Validating Small-Scale Sugarcane Farmers' Climate Perceptions Through Scientific Climate Data to Enhance Awareness of Climate Change: The Case of Swayimana Area in KZN Midlands, South Africa
Climate change is a serious challenge that poses an additional problem to the many existing difficulties in the agricultural sector. …
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Yield and Multivariate Analysis among Twelve Sugarcane (Saccharum Officinarum L) Genotypes at Mankusa, North Western, Ethiopia
Smallholders cultivated sugarcane for household consumption, immediate cash, and feeding livestock in Ethiopia. However, its production and productivity are constrained …
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Determinants of Marketing Channels Choices: Evidence from Vegetable Farmers in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Vegetable farmers are faced with computational and informational restrictions when making marketing decisions. Fresh produce markets in South Africa lack …
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A Stochastic Frontier Analysis of the Performance of Livestock in the North-Eastern Cape Communal Rangelands, South Africa
This paper examined the technical efficiency of livestock in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, to improve the understanding of the …
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The Potential Social Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Agricultural Households in South Africa: An Integrative Review
This article attempts to establish a synergy between two strands of literature. On the one hand, the findings focused on …
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An Analysis of the Wool Characteristics That Determine the Wool Price for White Wool in South Africa
This study evaluates the effects of white wool's characteristics (fibre diameter/fineness, staple strength, vegetable matter, and staple length) that contribute …
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The Influence of Education on Women and Food Security
The study analysed the influence of education on women and food security in South Africa. The methodological approach was a …
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An Analysis of Challenges Facing Smallholder Crop Farmers and Informal Food Traders in the Agri-Food Value Chain in Gauteng Province, South Africa
The study's main objective was to investigate the challenges faced by smallholder crop farmers and informal food traders in the …
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Evaluating the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Smallholder Farmer's Social Media Adoption in the Nkomazi Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province
Social media has the potential to provide enhanced and faster measures of disseminating agricultural information to smallholder farmers. This study …
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The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and Natural Resource Management in Smallholder Crop Farming Systems at Mthonjaneni Local Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
This study assessed the impact of climate change on food security and natural resource management on crop farming systems. Forty-five …