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Resources, household decision making and organisation of labour in food production among small-scale farmers in southern Zambia

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  • Thomson Kalinda
  • Glenn Filson
  • James Shute

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This article examines the production context of small-scale farm households in the Choma District in southern Zambia. Factors associated with differential access to production assets among the households are analysed. In addition to this, patterns of household decision making and the social organisation of labour in agricultural production are documented. The study findings show that farm size, a proxy for wealth or social status, accounted for significant differences in the level of ownership and access to production assets. The study also highlights the importance of labour and livestock in the production strategies of small-scale farmers. The data from this study on decision making and the social organisation of labour confirm the importance of gender roles in agricultural production.

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  • Thomson Kalinda & Glenn Filson & James Shute, 2000. "Resources, household decision making and organisation of labour in food production among small-scale farmers in southern Zambia," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(2), pages 165-174.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:17:y:2000:i:2:p:165-174
    DOI: 10.1080/713661404
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    1. Maryann Green & Gastao Lukanu & Steve Worth & Peter Greenfield, 2006. "Use of wealth ranking to analyse factors influencing smallholder farmers' market participation in northern Mozambique," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(5), pages 669-683.
    2. Ar. R. T. Hidayat & Corinthias P. M. Sianipar & Shizuka Hashimoto & Satoshi Hoshino & Muhammad Dimyati & Ahmad E. Yustika, 2023. "Personal Cognition and Implicit Constructs Affecting Preferential Decisions on Farmland Ownership: Multiple Case Studies in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-23, September.
    3. Kim, Jong-Sun & Cameron, Donald, 2013. "Typology of farm management decision-making research," International Journal of Agricultural Management, Institute of Agricultural Management, vol. 2(2), pages 1-10, January.
    4. Graef, F. & Uckert, G., 2018. "Gender determines scientists’ sustainability assessments of food-securing upgrading strategies," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 84-93.

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