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THE EFFECTS OF INCREASED EARNINGS FROM TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE IN LEBOWA / The effects of increased earnings from traditional agriculture in Lebowa/Die effekte van hoër inkomste vanuit tradisionele landbou in Lebowa

1991; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 30; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/03031853.1991.9524251

2078-0400

Johan van Zÿl, Charles Machethe, Helmke Sartorius von Bach, R E Singini,

Land Rights and Reforms

Abstract Effects of increased earnings from agriculture on consumption and investment on households in the Phokoane area of Lebowa are determined by utilising cross-sectional survey data. Income elasticities indicate that the demand for goods (staple food) produced by households increases less than the demand for purchased goods. A discriminant analysis of surplus versus deficit products indicates that surplus production is associated with farmers who participate in the Farmer Support Programme (FSP) (i.e., farmers using insecticides and purchase inputs on credit). Availability of labour, specifically female labour, also plays an important role in explaining the difference in production performance between surplus and deficit food-producing households. Uittreksel Die effek van hoër inkomste vanuit landbou op die verbruik en investering van huishoudings in die Phokoane gebied van Lebowa is bepaal deur die gebruik van deursnit opnamedata. Inkome-elastisiteite toon dat die vraag na goedere (stapel voedsel) geproduseer minder sal toeneem as die vraag na gekoopte goedere. 'n Diskriminant-analise van surplus teenoor tekort produsente toon dat surplus produksie geassosicer word met boere wat aan die “Farmer Support Programme” (FSP) deelneem (bv. boere gebruik insekmiddels en koop insette op krediet). Beskikbaarheid van arbeid, spesifiek vrouens, speel ook 'n belangrike rol in die verklaring van verskille tussen surplus en tekort voedselproduserende huishoudings.