Extension officers' perception towards accreditation and regulation of extension services in North West Province, South Africa

Shemfe, O. A.; Oladele, O. I.

doi:10.17159/2413-3221/2018/v46n1a430

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“…The effects of the independent variables used to estimate the logit regression were presented using coefficients and P-values signs of each dependent variable. This study's findings were consistent with Verbeeck [22] and Shemfe and Oladele [11] reported that access to extension and cooperative management has a positive and significant impact on the yield of coffee production. Both access to research and cooperative management affects the quality and quantity of coffee yield without interference from other factors.…”

Section: Institutional Factors Affecting Optimization Of Coffee Produsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…The findings showed that most study participants at 57.1% were not attending plant clinics to optimize coffee production against 42.9% who were attending ( Table 2). This study's findings concur with those of Shemfe and Oladele [11], who reported that despite governments and other NGOs' efforts to introduce training to farmers, including plant clinics, the majority of the respondents did not attend. Most of the farmers established that the meetings were a waste of time as there were claims that some extension officers disseminated misleading and incorrect information to farmers.…”

Section: Access To Extensionsupporting

confidence: 88%

“…The findings agreed with those of Okeke et al [10], who reported that few of the farmers were aware of extension officers who had a specialization in particular crop management. This study's findings contradict Shemfe and Oladele [11] and Davis et al [12], who stated that farmers were aware of different extension officers who had a specialization in various sectors such as coffee, tea, horticulture, and dairy sector.…”

Section: Access To Extensioncontrasting

confidence: 88%

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Analysis of Institutional Factors Affecting Optimization of Coffee Yields in Chuka Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Kihoro

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2020

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The importance of coffee production in the world economy cannot be ruled out due to its contribution in the developing countries in areas such as creation of employment and rise in foreign exchange. Most of the coffee producing countries in the world have come up with strategies to increase their quantity and improve the quality of their produce. In Kenya, the government have also come with numerous policies to support coffee production at the farm level but production of coffee in Kenya has since 1989 crop year been declining. There has been emergence of other enterprises that are profitable than coffee production such as real estate and dairy sector in most of the coffee-growing zones, but there are many farmers who have been determined to maintain coffee production. Despite the efforts made by the government to maximise coffee production in terms of quality and quantity, production has shown a downward trend, with some farmers completely doing away with production This study was aimed at assessing the factors that affect optimization of coffee production in Chuka sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County. Proportional stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 153 respondents from a population of 7,428 small-scale coffee farmers from ten cooperatives in the sub-County. The findings of the study indicated that access to extension, access to research and management of coffee cooperative were essential in coffee production with a mean agreement of 58.33%. The research established that access to extension (5%) and management of cooperatives (5%) were statistically significant while access to research at (5%) was statistically insignificant. Similarly, access to extension services increased optimization by 91%, poor management of coffee cooperatives reduced production by 45.1%, while access to research increased coffee production by 51%. Therefore, it is important to ensure farmers access extension services, research and there is improved management of coffee cooperatives.

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Section: Institutional Factors Affecting Optimization Of Coffee Produsupporting

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Analysis of Institutional Factors Affecting Optimization of Coffee Yields in Chuka Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

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Gathungu

2020

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“…In the study, the probit regression model is used because it is the standard method for estimating binary category dependent variables following [40]. The dependent variable was the development of entrepreneurship based on the commercialisation index created.…”

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Socioeconomic Determinants of Female Development in the Rural North West Province of South Africa

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Women engagement and reward systems are vital for rural development as they have a direct consequence on the improvement, equality, as well as accelerating agricultural productivity generally, and increasing food supply in particular at the local and national levels. The study highlighted the contribution of the Award Incentives and Competition (AIC) programme in enhancing women farmers’ economic strength. It also looked at how influence, change and technological know-how could improve women farmers’ participation in development programmes. It provided an overview of the determinants of female entrepreneurship development in rural North West Province using a quantitative survey method approach. One hundred and fifty-six women farmers, who were randomly selected from all districts in the province and different enterprises out of 520 eligible women farmers, participated in the study. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential (Probit regression) model. Based on empirical data, the Probit regression model estimates suggested that the educational status, creation of temporary and permanent jobs, and extension sources were some of the determinants of entrepreneurial development in the study area. The study recommends that policymakers continue to advocate for education as female farmers need to participate in development programme(s).

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Extension officers' perception towards accreditation and regulation of extension services in North West Province, South Africa

Cited by 2 publications

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Analysis of Institutional Factors Affecting Optimization of Coffee Yields in Chuka Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Analysis of Institutional Factors Affecting Optimization of Coffee Yields in Chuka Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Socioeconomic Determinants of Female Development in the Rural North West Province of South Africa

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