Perceptions of extension advisors on privatization and outsourcing as an option for development paradigm in Limpopo Province and the lessons for future

Zwane, E. M.

doi:10.17159/2413-3221/2016/v44n2a391

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“…This indicates that farmers foresee the benefits of pay for extension services, which include technical efficiency, and extension officials who are profit orientated. The findings are similar to those made by Zwane (2016) that the reason/s farmers are willing to pay for private extension is that they come with a host of benefits such as greater operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, as well as accountability of extension officers to perform and produce results.…”

Section: Extension Services In the Study Areasupporting

confidence: 80%

“…This has resulted in the informal existence of a pluralistic extension system that offers services to various farmers across South Africa (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), 2014). Such private or pluralistic forms of extension and advisory services are not yet popular or widespread across the country, particularly in the poorest areas (Rivera & Alex, 2004;Zwane, 2016). This is due to a number of reasons such as limited extension radius (coverage), popularity, and most notably, they work on incentives; thus, they only provide extension support to farmers who are able to pay for services (Liebenberg, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some scholars (Labarthe & Laurent, 2013;Oladele, 2008;Uddin & Qijie, 2013;Zwane, 2016) are of the view that if extension services were privatised, there would a decrease in the fruitless expenditure incurred by the government sector, eradication of the top-down approach, and an increase in the efficiency of the extension service delivered. Further arguments are that if privatisation of extension services are carried out correctly, the returns would be immensely high; examples include the telecommunications and banking sectors (Rivera & Alex, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors Influencing Land Reform Beneficiaries' Willingness To Pay For Extension Services In Eastern Cape And Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Loki

Mudhara

Pakela-Jezile³

et al. 2019

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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The study investigated the factors influencing land reform beneficiaries' willingness to pay for extension services. Furthermore, the study determined the extension services for which farmers were willing to pay, and the cost. The study was conducted in seven districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. Research activities included a formal survey conducted on a sample of 111 farmers using simple random sampling. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire through interviews and using a semi-structured interview guide for focus group discussions. The study employed Chi-square and T-test analyses to determine the relationship between the socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers and their willingness to pay for extension services. The main findings were that 64% of land reform beneficiaries were in favour of privatisation of extension services. Furthermore, 98% of these farmers said they were willing to pay for extension services and indicated the price and type of services preferred. From the results of the probit regression analysis, it was seen that farmers who were likely to pay are those who are younger, with larger land sizes, and who have access to extension services. The study concluded that farmers were in favour of privatisation and were willing to pay for extension services, as they felt this would improve their farm returns.

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Section: Extension Services In the Study Areasupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Factors Influencing Land Reform Beneficiaries' Willingness To Pay For Extension Services In Eastern Cape And Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Loki

Mudhara

Pakela-Jezile³

et al. 2019

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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“…Liebenberg (2015) and Zwane (2016) outlined that evidence of the success of private extension services sector among commercial farmers has sparked debate around the feasibility of private extension services in a country where the majority of farmers are smallholders. They contended that private or pluralistic forms of extension and advisory services are not yet popular, especially among the poorer smallholders.…”

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<strong>A Review of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services in sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress with Private Sector Involvement</strong>

Nwafor¹,

Nwafor²

2020

Preprint

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Agricultural extension and advisory services in Africa have significant impact on food security as well as economic and social development. Recent moves towards a pluralistic delivery system, including the emergence of private-sector led initiatives in many countries are subject of policy and academic discourse. Our study used an adapted, fit-for-purpose market systems development framework to review available research in extension and advisory services in selected sub-Sahara Africa countries. Using a literature survey methodology, we report evidence of multiple actors in extension delivery, findings that point towards evolution towards mixed delivery as well as objectives. While there are significant uptake of cost-recovery approaches among commercially-oriented farmers, many smallholder farmers still depended on donor-funded services. Our review adds to existing knowledge through incorporating a market systems development framework, which extends the often-used willingness to pay approach, and highlights the need for merger of the public and private-sector objectives to achieve developmental outcomes.

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“…Over the years and dating back to the early 1980's, various institutions have been providing extension services to farmers independent of government (Liebenberg, 2015). These take form of input suppliers, commodity groups, and private sector companies who supply agricultural information to farmers at an agreed upon price (Zwane, 2016). Moreover, such forms of advisory services are not yet popular or widespread across the country, particularly in the poorest areas of South Africa (Dlova, 2001).…”

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Factors influencing farmers' use of different extension services in the eastern cape and Kwazulu-Natal provinces of South Africa

Loki¹,

Mudhara²,

Pakela-Jezile³

2020

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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Over the years, dating back to the early 1980's, South Africa has seen the emergence of various institutions providing extension services to farmers independent of government. This has seen the exodus of farmers from a traditionally supplied extension to more varied sources providing extension services. The aim of the study was to provide empirical evidence on the use/s of different extension services by farmers in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces of South Africa. Research activities included a formal survey conducted on a sample of 265 smallholder farmers using a simple random sampling method. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire through interviews and using a semi-structured interview guide for focus group discussions. Chi-square and T-test statistics were employed to establish bivariate relationships between socioeconomic characteristics of farmers and use of different sources of extension services. Multinomial logit regression was used to predict factors that influence the use of different extension services. Results from descriptive statistics show that 54% of farmers (aged 36-50 years) and 52% of farmers (51-65 years) preferred using multiple sources of extension services. From multinomial regression, farmers who favoured the used of multiple sources of extension were those who were: not satisfied with the frequency of extension visits, poor technical advice and feedback turnaround from the public sector. The study concluded that multiple sources of extension services should be the main source/s of extension provision since they recognise the diversity inherent amongst producers, and farmers can best select the information mix most suited to their farming needs.

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Perceptions of extension advisors on privatization and outsourcing as an option for development paradigm in Limpopo Province and the lessons for future

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Factors Influencing Land Reform Beneficiaries' Willingness To Pay For Extension Services In Eastern Cape And Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Factors Influencing Land Reform Beneficiaries' Willingness To Pay For Extension Services In Eastern Cape And Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

<strong>A Review of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services in sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress with Private Sector Involvement</strong>

Factors influencing farmers' use of different extension services in the eastern cape and Kwazulu-Natal provinces of South Africa

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