Raising a crop of farmers

dc.contributor.authorDuma, Moses
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Wolfgang
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-26T06:03:52Z
dc.date.available2010-08-26T06:03:52Z
dc.date.issued2008-02
dc.description.abstractIn the wake of the launch of Zimbabwe’s land-reform programmes and the subsequent deterioration of the formal farming industry, contract farming has emerged as a significant economic activity. It offers communal farmers the opportunity to sell their produce to agribusinesses at predetermined terms and prices. The concept has gradually taken off to provide a degree of stability in crop production that might otherwise have collapsed. Research conducted at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) investigated contract farming in Zimbabwe and came up with suggestions for improving the system. The study found that contract farming enjoys substantial acceptance and support from its key participants: smallholder farmers, agribusiness, and the Zimbabwean government.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2074-2894
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4476
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch Business Schoolen_ZA
dc.subjectContract farming -- Zimbabween_ZA
dc.subjectAgricultural contracts -- Zimbabween_ZA
dc.subjectLand reform -- Zimbabween_ZA
dc.titleRaising a crop of farmersen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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