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dc.date.accessioned2020-01-28T08:41:43Z
dc.date.available2020-01-28T08:41:43Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-13
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-20191217882
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11438
dc.descriptionGedruckte Ausg. im Verlag Kassel Univ. Press (www.upress.uni-kassel.de) erschienen.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsUrheberrechtlich geschützt
dc.rights.urihttps://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectsmallholder farmerseng
dc.subjectnet buyereng
dc.subjectnet sellereng
dc.subjectmaizeeng
dc.subjectordered probit regressioneng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleThe effects of grain storage technologies on maize marketing behaviour of smallholder farmers in Zimbabweeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractThis study investigated the effects of grain storage practices on smallholder farmers’ maize marketing behaviour using primary data collected from 413 random households in Makoni and Shamva Districts of Zimbabwe. The data was analysed using the ordered probit model and the study results revealed that storage practices had significant effects on the maize marketing behaviour of smallholder farmers. Storage using insecticide and traditional granary increased the chances of farmers to become net sellers of maize. Using insecticide in storage reduces the amount of grain that is lost in storage hence farmers are able to preserve the amount of grain available for consumption and also for sale. This implies that safe storage of maize may increase household incomes thus reducing poverty. This also contributes to improved food security. Investment in safe grain storage technologies is thus a fundamental key policy issue in developing countries. Quantity harvested, market location, household head’s sex and other household factors influenced maize marketing behaviour of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorChuma, Teresa
dcterms.creatorMudhara, Maxwell
dcterms.creatorGovereh, Jones
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifierISSN 2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 1
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo1-12
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 121


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