Constraints and Challenges Facing the Small Scale Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Constraints and Challenges Facing the Small Scale Farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa
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南非林波波省小规模农户面临的限制和挑战
DOI：
10.5539/jas.v6n4p135
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发表时间：
2014
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通讯作者：
P. Maponya
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作者：
S. Mpandeli;P. Maponya
宏观和微观结构制约因素，包括与历史、自然和金融因素相关并因其加剧的制约因素，是林波波省小农面临的诸多压力因素之一。挑战在于共同设计方法，以有效地管理这些约束和开发行动。南非的小农在农业领域仍面临重大挑战。本文确定了林波波省小农面临的一些挑战。在Tshakhuma、Rabali和Tshiombo地区的正式调查和焦点小组会议期间发现的一些挑战与金融、资产、土地所有权和生物物理因素有关。具体限制包括：(a)市场信息和市场准入；(b)投入物的价格，例如肥料和除草剂；(c)投入的可得性；(d)灌溉;(e)运输费用和自然限制。
Macro- and micro-structural constraints, including those linked to and exacerbated by historical, natural and financial factors are some of the many stressors facing small-scale farmers in Limpopo Province. The challenge is to co-design ways to effectively manage these constraints with development actions. Small scale farmers in South Africa are still facing major challenges in the agricultural sector. In this paper some of the challenges faced by small-scale farmers in the Limpopo Province have been identified. Some of the challenges found during the formal surveys and focus group meetings in the Tshakhuma, Rabali and Tshiombo areas were those linked to financial, assets, land ownership and biophysical factors. Specific constraints included: (a) Market information and market access; (b) Price of inputs, for example fertilizer and herbicides; (c) Availability of inputs; (d) Irrigation; (e) Cost of transport, and Natural constraint.