Determinants of Rural On-Farm Livelihoods Diversification: The Case of Intsika Yethu Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

• Autorzy: Abongile Tyenjana , Amon Taruvinga
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this paper was to identify the factors influencing households to diversify rural on-farm livelihood activities in Intsika Yethu Local Municipality. This is against a background where literature suggests low livelihoods diversification among rural households despite several claimed benefits of diversification. Cross-sectional survey data was randomly collected for this study in October 2018 from 190 rural households in Intsika Yethu Local Municipality. A structured questionnaire was used for that purpose. Ordered logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that diversification of on-farm livelihood activities was influenced by the gender of household head, education level of household head, household size, and number of livestock units owned. To promote on-farm livelihoods diversification in rural areas, the paper suggests targeting gender differential, informal education and awareness, labor dynamics associated with on-farm livelihood activities and household livestock units. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Rural areas; Households; Logistic regression; District

PL

Obszary wiejskie; Gospodarstwa domowe; Regresja logistyczna; Gmina

• Czasopismo: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
• Rocznik: 2019
• Numer: z. 4 (54)
• Strony: 373--384

Twórcy

autor

Abongile Tyenjana

• University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

autor

Amon Taruvinga

• University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

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DOI

10.17306/J.JARD.2019.01200