Working Paper 28: Agricultural Commercialisation Pathways, Input Use, and Crop Productivity

Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
9 March 2020
Country:
Zimbabwe
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Mutyasira, V, Sukume, C

Abstract

Agricultural commercialisation is increasingly seen as an effective instrument for transforming smallholder production systems and thus increasing the smallholder farmer’s incomes, food security, and other welfare outcomes such as women’s empowerment and rural poverty reduction. However, there is a paucity of studies explaining the different pathways of agricultural commercialisation that different types of farmers can pursue, and how the choice of pathway will influence input utilisation and crop productivity. This paper focuses on explaining how two commercialisation pathways, evident among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe, influence levels of crop input utilisation and general crop productivity

This work is part of the APRA (Agricultural Policy Research Policy in Africa) Programme

Citation

Mutyasira, V. and Sukume, C. (2020) Agricultural Commercialisation Pathways, Input Use, and Crop Productivity: Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe APRA working paper 28, Future Agricultures Consortium.

Working Paper 28: Agricultural Commercialisation Pathways, Input Use, and Crop Productivity: Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe

Published 9 March 2020
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