Abenet Belete
Biographic Data
| ID | 1754041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abenet Belete |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abenet |
| FAMILY NAME | Belete |
| SIGNATURE | BELETE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Limpopo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3417-0708 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Farm entrepreneurship among emerging farmers under the land restitution program in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Entrepreneurship is frequently seen as a motivation to raise people’s standards of living, maintain a healthy economy, and preserve the environment. This paper empirically investigated factors influencing farm entrepreneurship among emerging farmers under the land restitution program in Limpopo Province, South Africa, a topic that has not yet been sufficiently explored. Using a stratified sampling procedure, data was collected using a structured …
The Character of Emerging Biofuel Value Chains
The investments in large scale sugarcane production for processing into ethanol fuel that have occurred in Zimbabwe have generated debate in the media and the public in general. This paper characterises the typology and key elements of the emerging Chisumbanje sugarcane bio-ethanol value chain using empirical data on supply utilisation accounts (SUA) and value chain governance. It is concluded that the value chain is characterised by the pervasiv…
The Impacts of Ethanol Blending and Indigenization Policies on Value Creation and Income Distribution along the Emerging Chisumbanje Sugarcane Bio-Ethanol Value Chain in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, the Government went into a partnership with a private investor operating as Green Fuels in February 2009 to set up the Chisumbanje Ethanol Project. The Government legislates mandatory blending of petrol with ethanol from Chisumbanje and started from an initial five percent to a planned twenty-five percent. Using input-output (I-O) and counterfactual analysis approaches along the emerging bio-ethanol value chain, this paper analyses i…
Challenges Facing Decentralization and Community Participation in Local Development in Capricorn District Municipality, South Africa
This study aims to investigate the key challenges facing decentralization and community participation in local development processes in Capricorn District Municipality (CDM). A qualitative case study design was adopted to examine critical factors influencing decentralization and community participation in the two local municipalities under CDM. Primary data was collected through interviews with officials and community representatives using non-pr…
Analysing the Relationship between Agricultural Production and Exports Diversification in South Africa
The study analysed the relationship between agricultural production and exports diversification of avocado, apple, mango and orange exports in South Africa from 1994 - 2012. The main objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between agricultural production and diversified exports of apple, avocado, mango and orange in South Africa. To test this the study used time series data to analyse the causality between agricultural producti…
A Stochastic Frontier Approach to Technical Efficiency and Marketing of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) at Farm Level
This paper examines the economic viability of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in North KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The main objectives of the paper were to quantify the technical efficiency and marketing opportunities of OFSP farmers. Primary data was randomly collected from 32 selected OFSP farmers, 15 hawkers and three food processors. The stochastic frontier production function was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that the m…
The Economic Estimation of the Domestic Demand for Poultry Meat in South Africa with Special Reference to Broiler Meat
The objectives of the study were to identify factors that affect the demand of broiler meat; to determine their significant effect on the demand of broiler meat; and to estimate the short-run and long-run elasticity of broiler meat demand in South Africa. A Log-linear model was applied on time series data spanning from 1971 to 2012. The main findings revealed that the major determinants of broiler meat demand include price of broiler meat, price …
Market Participation in Formal Agricultural Output Markets
This paper examined factors affecting small-scale tomato farmers to participate in agricultural output markets in Greater Letaba Municipality of Limpopo Province, South Africa. The paper used primary data collected from 60 purposively sampled small-scale farmers of which 30 were participants in agricultural output markets and the remaining 30 were non-participants. The Logistic regression model was used to analyse variables which were considered …
Resource Use Efficiency
The objective of the paper was to determine the level of resource use efficiency by smallholder broiler farmers. Primary data was used and the stochastic frontier production analysis was applied to determine efficiency in levels in broiler production by smallholder farmers. The results of the estimates showed that all the inputs used were significant at one percent. The overall return to scale is greater than one indicating that resources are und…
Inefficiency Determinants of Vegetables Producers in Integrated Management Practice of Irrigation Schemes in Limpopo Province of South Africa
The study sought to investigate and analyse the inefficiency determinants of tomato and spinach farmers at the integrated management practices of the irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province. Farm level data were used for the estimation of the parameters of Cobb-Douglas Stochastic Frontier Production Function with a sample size of 80 irrigation farmers. The socio-economic variables included were age, education, gender, family size, land size an…
Socio-economic Determinants of Flock Size in Small-scale Broiler Production in Capricorn District of Limpopo Province, South Africa
This study aimed at determining the impact of socio-economic variables on flock sizes and identifies production problems encountered by small-scale broiler production in Capricorn District, Limpopo province. Thestudy hypothesised that, socio-economic variables are significant determinant of flock sizes. Disproportionatestratified random sampling was used to select 60 farmers out of 330. Collected data was analysed using SPSS.Findings from the ana…
Farmers Perspectives towards the Rehabilitation of the Irrigation Schemes in Sekhukhune District of the Limpopo Province, South Africa
The revitalisation of small-holder irrigation schemesprogram (RESIS) is one of the major irrigation programs introduced by the government of South Africa to support small-holder farmers. However, contrary to expectations, most of the government supported irrigation schemes have failed to meet the expectations of both the government and farmers. The aim of the present study is to determine the perceived reasons for the failure of the irrigation sc…
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Farmers Perspectives towards the Rehabilitation of the Irrigation Schemes in Sekhukhune District of the Limpopo Province, South Africa
The revitalisation of small-holder irrigation schemesprogram (RESIS) is one of the major irrigation programs introduced by the government of South Africa to support small-holder farmers. However, contrary to expectations, most of the government supported irrigation schemes have failed to meet the expectations of both the government and farmers. The aim of the present study is to determine the perceived reasons for the failure of the irrigation sc…
Market Participation in Formal Agricultural Output Markets
This paper examined factors affecting small-scale tomato farmers to participate in agricultural output markets in Greater Letaba Municipality of Limpopo Province, South Africa. The paper used primary data collected from 60 purposively sampled small-scale farmers of which 30 were participants in agricultural output markets and the remaining 30 were non-participants. The Logistic regression model was used to analyse variables which were considered …
Resource Use Efficiency
The objective of the paper was to determine the level of resource use efficiency by smallholder broiler farmers. Primary data was used and the stochastic frontier production analysis was applied to determine efficiency in levels in broiler production by smallholder farmers. The results of the estimates showed that all the inputs used were significant at one percent. The overall return to scale is greater than one indicating that resources are und…
Inefficiency Determinants of Vegetables Producers in Integrated Management Practice of Irrigation Schemes in Limpopo Province of South Africa
The study sought to investigate and analyse the inefficiency determinants of tomato and spinach farmers at the integrated management practices of the irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province. Farm level data were used for the estimation of the parameters of Cobb-Douglas Stochastic Frontier Production Function with a sample size of 80 irrigation farmers. The socio-economic variables included were age, education, gender, family size, land size an…
Socio-economic Determinants of Flock Size in Small-scale Broiler Production in Capricorn District of Limpopo Province, South Africa
This study aimed at determining the impact of socio-economic variables on flock sizes and identifies production problems encountered by small-scale broiler production in Capricorn District, Limpopo province. Thestudy hypothesised that, socio-economic variables are significant determinant of flock sizes. Disproportionatestratified random sampling was used to select 60 farmers out of 330. Collected data was analysed using SPSS.Findings from the ana…
Challenges Facing Decentralization and Community Participation in Local Development in Capricorn District Municipality, South Africa
This study aims to investigate the key challenges facing decentralization and community participation in local development processes in Capricorn District Municipality (CDM). A qualitative case study design was adopted to examine critical factors influencing decentralization and community participation in the two local municipalities under CDM. Primary data was collected through interviews with officials and community representatives using non-pr…
Analysing the Relationship between Agricultural Production and Exports Diversification in South Africa
The study analysed the relationship between agricultural production and exports diversification of avocado, apple, mango and orange exports in South Africa from 1994 - 2012. The main objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between agricultural production and diversified exports of apple, avocado, mango and orange in South Africa. To test this the study used time series data to analyse the causality between agricultural producti…
A Stochastic Frontier Approach to Technical Efficiency and Marketing of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) at Farm Level
This paper examines the economic viability of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in North KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The main objectives of the paper were to quantify the technical efficiency and marketing opportunities of OFSP farmers. Primary data was randomly collected from 32 selected OFSP farmers, 15 hawkers and three food processors. The stochastic frontier production function was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that the m…
The Economic Estimation of the Domestic Demand for Poultry Meat in South Africa with Special Reference to Broiler Meat
The objectives of the study were to identify factors that affect the demand of broiler meat; to determine their significant effect on the demand of broiler meat; and to estimate the short-run and long-run elasticity of broiler meat demand in South Africa. A Log-linear model was applied on time series data spanning from 1971 to 2012. The main findings revealed that the major determinants of broiler meat demand include price of broiler meat, price …
The Character of Emerging Biofuel Value Chains
The investments in large scale sugarcane production for processing into ethanol fuel that have occurred in Zimbabwe have generated debate in the media and the public in general. This paper characterises the typology and key elements of the emerging Chisumbanje sugarcane bio-ethanol value chain using empirical data on supply utilisation accounts (SUA) and value chain governance. It is concluded that the value chain is characterised by the pervasiv…
The Impacts of Ethanol Blending and Indigenization Policies on Value Creation and Income Distribution along the Emerging Chisumbanje Sugarcane Bio-Ethanol Value Chain in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, the Government went into a partnership with a private investor operating as Green Fuels in February 2009 to set up the Chisumbanje Ethanol Project. The Government legislates mandatory blending of petrol with ethanol from Chisumbanje and started from an initial five percent to a planned twenty-five percent. Using input-output (I-O) and counterfactual analysis approaches along the emerging bio-ethanol value chain, this paper analyses i…
Farm entrepreneurship among emerging farmers under the land restitution program in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Entrepreneurship is frequently seen as a motivation to raise people’s standards of living, maintain a healthy economy, and preserve the environment. This paper empirically investigated factors influencing farm entrepreneurship among emerging farmers under the land restitution program in Limpopo Province, South Africa, a topic that has not yet been sufficiently explored. Using a stratified sampling procedure, data was collected using a structured …
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