Factors Influencing Farmers Diversification of Their Cropping Enterprises: A Case Study of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. By

Kaduna, Gra

doi:10.9790/2380-0347984

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“…The farmer field school training approach is mainly focused on specific crops and this in turn encourages participants to specialize in the production of those crops they are trained in. This is also consistent with Jamagani and Bivan (2013) who found that lack of special skills on any specific crop was one of the main reasons forfarmers' diversification of their cropping enterprises.…”

Section: International Journal Of Regional Developmentsupporting

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Factors Influencing Smallholder Crop Diversification: A Case Study of Manicaland and Masvingo Provinces in Zimbabwe

Dube

2016

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This study analyzes the degree of crop diversification and factors associated with crop diversification among 479 smallholder farmers in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces of Zimbabwe household, education, number of livestock units, access to irrigation, membership to a farmers group, access to markets, farming experience, farms on flat terrain, farmer to farm extension, routine extension, agro-ecological zone and household income are significant contributors to increasing crop diversification. In turn, crop specialization is significantly associated with off-farm employment, soil fertility, farmers who are happy with extension contacts per year, farmers trained using the farmer field school approach and farmers who receive NGO extension support.

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Section: International Journal Of Regional Developmentsupporting

confidence: 90%

Factors Influencing Smallholder Crop Diversification: A Case Study of Manicaland and Masvingo Provinces in Zimbabwe

Dube

2016

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Significance of Production Diversification in Ensuring Financial Security of Farms in Poland

Kurdyś-Kujawska

2016

JARD

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The purpose of the present study is to defi ne, based on a theoretical identifi cation, the signifi cance of production diversifi cation in ensuring fi nancial security of agricultural farms and a presentation of the specifi city of multi-directional farms in Poland. The entities included in the research were the ones conducting agricultural activity of a mixed type: "mixed cropping and mixed crops-livestock" in 2007-2013. The analysis was carried out based on data obtained from the statistical publications of the Central Statistical Offi ce. The size of agriculturally utilized area and its use, economic size, the type and structure of plantation, as well as the species and number of farm animals were all taken into consideration in the analysis. Based on the theoretical considerations presented, it is evident that production diversifi cation plays an important role in the reduction of the agricultural activity risk, and thus it contributes to maintaining stability and thereby preserving the fi nancial security of farms. The results of empirical research prove that the farms that diversify their production are mainly those of small economic size, producing for their own use. Diversifi cation acts as a safety buff er in the case of these farms. It ensures self-suffi ciency in terms of consumption and fodder production as well as small income. In the case of farms with bigger UAA it ensures proper functioning and survival on the market.

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Factors Influencing Farmers Diversification of Their Cropping Enterprises: A Case Study of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. By

Cited by 2 publications

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Factors Influencing Smallholder Crop Diversification: A Case Study of Manicaland and Masvingo Provinces in Zimbabwe

Factors Influencing Smallholder Crop Diversification: A Case Study of Manicaland and Masvingo Provinces in Zimbabwe

Significance of Production Diversification in Ensuring Financial Security of Farms in Poland

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