A gender-sensitive analysis of farmers' perceptions on conservation farming technologies :case study of Insiza Distric in Matebeleland South Province, Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorTapela, Barbara Nompumelelo
dc.contributor.authorNhongonhema, Rutendo
dc.contributor.otherProgramme for Land and Agrarian Studies
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Arts
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-23T13:53:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T08:01:26Z
dc.date.available2011/02/17 10:27
dc.date.available2011/02/17
dc.date.available2014-01-23T13:53:42Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T08:01:26Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionMagister Philosophiae - MPhilen_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the research was to identify what female and male farmersthink are the best strategies to enhance the role of conservation farming as a buffer against social, economic and environmental hazards, and a means of ensuring livelihood sustainability and food security. The study also aimed at coming up with information useful to policy and other decision makers on how to improve adoption of these technologies. The empirical component of the research included a questionnaire survey of one hundred and fifty two(152) selected households in one identified ward in Insiza District, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews with key informants and in-depth interviews of individual male and female members of a few selected farming households from the sampled population. The desktop portion of the study used secondary data from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government and other stakeholders involved in conservation farming. Collected data was then disaggregated by gender and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Perception statements that emerged as significant in chi-square tests of independence were be subjected to factor analysis and weighted factor scores from factor analysis were then used as independent variables in binary logistic regression analysis. The study concluded that both practising and non practising farmers were of the opinion that conservation farming was good though they indicated that information on conservation farming was not readily available The study found out that most farmers agreed on the possible positive effects of CA in addressing livelihood challenges effected by hazards such as HIV and AIDS and environmental hazards such as declining soil fertility but it had is labour intensive therefore is not suitable for people affected and infected by HIV and AIDS.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19579
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectConservation farmingen_US
dc.subjectConservation Agriculture (CA)en_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectFarmers' perceptionsen_US
dc.subjectTechnology adoptionen_US
dc.subjectRural livelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectVulnerabilityen_US
dc.subjectCoping strategiesen_US
dc.titleA gender-sensitive analysis of farmers' perceptions on conservation farming technologies :case study of Insiza Distric in Matebeleland South Province, Zimbabween_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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