Critical success factors for women smallholder-farmers transforming into commercial farmers, Lejweleputswa district municipality: Free State

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dc.contributor.advisorPeters, M. J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNkabinde, Lerato Patienceen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-20T14:00:11Z
dc.date.available2023-09-20T14:00:11Z
dc.date.issued2022en_ZA
dc.descriptionDissertation (MBA (Business Administration))--University of the Free State, 2022en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSmallholder farmers play a crucial role worldwide in food security and economic growth. The study explores the transformation of women who are smallholder farmers to become commercial farmers, focusing on the Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State. However, women smallholder-farmers encounter numerous challenges that hinder the process. The study investigates inhibiting factors and identifies success factors that can accelerate transformation. Qualitative research was employed to gather data in the study using semi-structured interviews. The methodology employed assisted the researcher in discovering why women smallholder-farmers transform to become commercial farmers, the challenges inhibiting transformation, and the success factors contributing to successful change. Recommendations are made based on the results obtained during the interviews. These include doing due diligence with regards to lack of natural resources. As well as women smallholder farmers establishing and creating value chains in the area where they live. Furthermore, the study recommends that both the formal markets and women smallholders should enter into memorandum of understanding in terms of the specifications of agricultural produce. Results showed that more still needs to be done to avail resources and provide access to markets to transform women in smallholder farming to commercial farming.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/12224
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectSmallholder-farmersen_ZA
dc.subjectcommercial farmingen_ZA
dc.subjectcommercial farmersen_ZA
dc.subjectcontract farmingen_ZA
dc.subjectcooperativesen_ZA
dc.subjectExtension Servicesen_ZA
dc.subjectaccess to the marketsen_ZA
dc.subjectresourcesen_ZA
dc.subjectagricultural organisationsen_ZA
dc.subjectvalue chainsen_ZA
dc.subjectfarm diversificationen_ZA
dc.titleCritical success factors for women smallholder-farmers transforming into commercial farmers, Lejweleputswa district municipality: Free Stateen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA
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