Analysis of Information Needs among Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development Beneficiaries in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5219360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thato Marjorie Moagi (North-West University), Oladimeji Idowu Oladele (0000-0001-6004-1419, North-West University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 95-101 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2012.11906502 |
| OpenAlex | W2342996944 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
This study analyzed information needs of Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) beneficiaries in Waterberg district, Limpopo. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 120 farmers and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data which were analyzed with SPSS using frequency counts, percentages, and regression analysis. The results showed that the respondents were predominantly married (52%), with household size of between 6-10 members (52.5%). The results showed high information need in the areas of pesticides (51.7%), agricultural equipments (50.0%), disease management (61.7%), market prices (79.2%) and collaterals (64.2%). Extension agents (96.7%) were the main information source. Farming experience (t = -1.96, p < 0.05), farmers group membership (t = -4.03, p < 0.05), farm income (t = -2.10, p < 0.05), extension contacts (t = -3.29, p < 0.05), farm size (t = -1.74, p < 0.05), labor sources (t = -1.68, p < 0.05) and information sources (t = -2.69, p < 0.05) showed significant relationships with information needs of farmers
Agricultural economics · Agricultural machinery · Agricultural science · Agriculture · Biology · Business · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Political science · Simple random sample · Socioeconomics · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Land Rights and Reforms · Medicine
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |