- Title
- An analysis of institutional and technical factors influencing agricultural marketing amongst smallholder farmers in the Kat River Valley, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Creator
- Jari, Bridget
- Creator
- Fraser, Gavin C G
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/470978
- Identifier
- vital:77405
- Identifier
- https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR
- Description
- Smallholder farmers in the Kat River Valley do not use output markets effectively due to a number of factors. The technical and institutional factors that demoralise them from marketing are identified in this paper. It is asserted that an explicit analysis in the relationship between technology, institutions and markets may be useful in developing livelihood improving programs. Therefore, by identifying such factors, the paper seeks to find out ways of improving market participation among the smallholders, hence, livelihood development. The multinomial regression model was used to investigate the factors that influence marketing choices among smallholder and emerging farmers in the area under study. Empirical results show that market information, expertise on grades and standards, contractual agreements, social capital, market infrastructure, group participation and tradition significantly influence household marketing behaviour.
- Format
- 8 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- African Journal of Agricultural Research
- Relation
- Jari, B. and Fraser, G.C.G., 2009. An analysis of institutional and technical factors influencing agricultural marketing amongst smallholder farmers in the Kat River Valley, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 4(11), pp.1129-1137
- Relation
- African Journal of Agricultural Research volume 4 number 11 1129 1137 2009 1991-637X
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African journal of agricultural research Statement (https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR)
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