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Decisions On Livestock Keeping In The Semi-Arid Areas Of Limpopo Province

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  • Ngqangweni, Simphiwe
  • Delgado, Christopher L.

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One of the central questions facing South African agricultural and rural policy makers is whether poor rural households would take opportunities afforded to them through increased public expenditures in these areas. This study spotlights the rural livestock sub-sector in the poor semi-arid areas of the Limpopo province and investigates the factors behind the decision by households to keep livestock and also the rationale to keep given herd sizes. It tests the central hypothesis that poor households would invest in livestock when there are opportunities for them to do so in the form of infrastructure and other support services. The study finds that these poor households indeed do respond positively in cases where there are such opportunities by investing in livestock. These findings illuminate the need for deliberate investments aimed at promoting agricultural (particularly livestock) growth, and thereby creating opportunities for sustainable livelihoods in these areas.

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  • Ngqangweni, Simphiwe & Delgado, Christopher L., 2003. "Decisions On Livestock Keeping In The Semi-Arid Areas Of Limpopo Province," Working Papers 18033, University of Pretoria, Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:upaewp:18033
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.18033
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    1. Ogundeji, A.A. & Jooste, A. & Oyewumi, O.A., 2011. "An error correction approach to modelling beef supply response in South Africa," International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (IJAGST), SvedbergOpen, vol. 50(2), September.
    2. Kihoro, Esther M. & Irungu, Patrick & Nyikal, Rose & Maina, Immaculate N., 2016. "An analysis of factors influencing farmers’ choice of green gram marketing channels in Mbeere south sub-county, Kenya," 2016 Fifth International Conference, September 23-26, 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 249331, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).

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    Livestock Production/Industries;

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