Impact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorMuchapondwa, Edwinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMusuna, Sophiaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:24:22Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:24:22Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 41-43).
dc.description.abstractAgricultural credit has been seen as an important vehicle in agricultural development as it fosters adoption of advanced and more modern technology (Schultz, 1964). The problem which continues to haunt the smallholder farmers in developing countries has been identified to be the slow pace of adopting modern agricultural technology, and this severely impacts on their production levels causing high levels of poverty in this sector. This author attributes this problem to the inequality associated with the distribution of credit between commercial and smallholder farmers which then distorts its much acclaimed role in attainment of food security. Smallholder farmers are those farmers with 30 or less hectares of land for use in any agricultural activity (crop production or cattle rearing) and commercial farmers have more than 30 hectares (according to the Zimbabwean farming sectors). This paper analyzes the impact of the inequality in distribution of credit on food security and welfare using a case of farmers in Zimbabwe.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMusuna, S. (2007). <i>Impact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5730en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMusuna, Sophia. <i>"Impact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5730en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMusuna, S. 2007. Impact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Musuna, Sophia AB - Agricultural credit has been seen as an important vehicle in agricultural development as it fosters adoption of advanced and more modern technology (Schultz, 1964). The problem which continues to haunt the smallholder farmers in developing countries has been identified to be the slow pace of adopting modern agricultural technology, and this severely impacts on their production levels causing high levels of poverty in this sector. This author attributes this problem to the inequality associated with the distribution of credit between commercial and smallholder farmers which then distorts its much acclaimed role in attainment of food security. Smallholder farmers are those farmers with 30 or less hectares of land for use in any agricultural activity (crop production or cattle rearing) and commercial farmers have more than 30 hectares (according to the Zimbabwean farming sectors). This paper analyzes the impact of the inequality in distribution of credit on food security and welfare using a case of farmers in Zimbabwe. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Impact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe TI - Impact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5730 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5730
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMusuna S. Impact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5730en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.titleImpact of subsidized credit on agricultural performance and food security : comparison between commercial and smallholder farmers in Zimbabween_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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