Factors Influencing Production and Market Participation among Smallholder Tomato Growers in Makhuduthamaga Municipality, Greater Sekhukhune District of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Puseletso Perpetua Kalauba; Abenet Belete; Mmapatla Precious Senyolo

doi:10.53098/wir.2022.3.196/05

Autor

Puseletso Perpetua Kalauba Puseletso Perpetua Kalauba, Department of Agricultural Economics and Animal Production, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, P. Bag X1106 Sovenga 0727, Polokwane, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-9439
Abenet Belete Prof. Abenet Belete, Department of Agricultural Economics and Animal Production, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, P. Bag X1106 Sovenga 0727, Polokwane, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3417-0708
Mmapatla Precious Senyolo Prof. Mmapatla Precious Senyolo, Department of Agricultural Economics and Animal Production, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, P. Bag X1106 Sovenga 0727, Polokwane, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-142X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53098/wir.2022.3.196/05

Słowa kluczowe:

producenci pomidorów, udział w rynku, produkcja, model regresji logistycznej, model wielokrotnej regresji liniowej

Abstrakt

Rolnictwo odgrywa znaczącą rolę w gospodarce prowincji Limpopo w Republice Południowej Afryki (RPA) pod względem produkcyjnym oraz tworzenia miejsc pracy dla społeczności lokalnych. Większość osób zaangażowanych w regionie w działalność rolniczą to nowi rolnicy i drobni producenci rolni. Celem badania było określenie i sprofilowanie czynników wpływających na produkcję i udział w rynku drobnych producentów pomidorów w wioskach Madibong i Manganeng w gminie Makhuduthamaga w dystrykcie Sekhukhune w RPA. W celu zebrania danych empirycznych od 100 drobnych producentów pomidorów posłużono się ustrukturyzowanymi kwestionariuszami i wykorzystano technikę celowego doboru próby połączoną z doborem losowym. Do analizy czynników społeczno-ekonomicznych wpływających na produkcję pomidorów i udział w rynku drobnych producentów na analizowanym obszarze zastosowano modele wielokrotnej regresji liniowej i regresji logistycznej. Wyniki przeprowadzonych badań wykazały, że dostęp do doradztwa, stosowanie nawozów, stan cywilny, dochody z produkcji i użytkowanie sprzętu rolniczego pozytywnie wpływały na wielkość produkcji pomidorów. Z kolei poziom wykształcenia, płeć, doświadczenie zawodowe i stan cywilny rolnika oraz wielkość gospodarstwa pozytywnie oddziaływały na udział w rynku badanych gospodarstw. Zidentyfikowano również negatywny wpływ odległości na udział w rynku badanych producentów rolnych. Na podstawie wyników badania rekomenduje się stworzenie kompleksowego programu wsparcia producentów rolnych ukierunkowanego na subsydiowanie zwłaszcza drobnych rolników przy zakupach środków do produkcji rolnej.

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