Livelihood assets and institutions for smallholder irrigation farmer market access in Limpopo, South Africa

Despite having access to irrigation water, many smallholder irrigation farmers in rural South Africa remain subsistence-oriented, with little market participation. Their tangible and intangible assets influence production and market access. Largely qualitative data collected in rural Limpopo Provinc...

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Published in:International journal of water resources development 2018-03, Vol.34 (2), p.259-277
Main Authors: Murugani, Vongai G., Thamaga-Chitja, Joyce M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Acquisitions & mergers
Capacity
capacity development
Farmers
Farmers markets
intangible assets
Irrigation
Irrigation water
market access
Marketing
Markets
Participation
Production
Production capacity
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
Rural areas
Small farms
Smallholder irrigation schemes
tangible assets
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Summary:Despite having access to irrigation water, many smallholder irrigation farmers in rural South Africa remain subsistence-oriented, with little market participation. Their tangible and intangible assets influence production and market access. Largely qualitative data collected in rural Limpopo Province show that the farmers' tangible assets supported production but in some instances restricted them from producing efficiently. Likewise, their intangible assets mostly limited their capacity to produce efficiently, to find markets or to organize themselves. These farmers' tangible assets need to be upgraded and their intangible assets need strengthening to increase production capacity and marketing efficiency.
ISSN:0790-0627
1360-0648
DOI:10.1080/07900627.2017.1301249