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Production costs and input substitution in Zimbabwe's smallholder agriculture

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dc.contributor.authorDalton, Timothy J.en
dc.contributor.authorMasters, W. A.en
dc.contributor.authorFoster, K. A.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabween
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:30:44Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:30:44Zen
dc.date.issued1997en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThis article is based on an economic analysis on production costs for smallholders in Zimbabwe. The study tested production costs among socioeconomic groups. Although statistically insignificant, results show that costs are slightly higher for female-headed households. Prices are also higher for those who can only buy small quantities from local traders, who do not have their own transport, tools and equipment. Female-headed households present lower productivity due to sex discrimination seen in lack of resource access such as extension workers and lenders, and other unobservable variables like nutrition and health. Households without draft animals also show lower productivity. Statistically significant results show infrastructures, such as paved roads, as major factors determining production costs. Remote farmers have higher transaction costs.en
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dc.identifier3153en
dc.identifier.citationAgricultural Economics 17(3): 201-209en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5150(97)00019-4en
dc.identifier.issn0169-5150en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67302en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright Elsevier Science B.V.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectEconomic analysesen
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectEconomic impactsen
dc.subjectSmall holder enterpriseen
dc.subjectTransportation infrastructureen
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectSex discriminationen
dc.subjectMethodologyen
dc.subjectEconomic analysesen
dc.subjectProduction costsen
dc.subjectZimbabween
dc.subjectSmallholder agricultureen
dc.subjectAccess to resourcesen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleProduction costs and input substitution in Zimbabwe's smallholder agricultureen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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