Current Research in Agriculture and Farming (CRAF)
Year : 2023, Volume 4, Issue 3
First page : 32-42
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.190
An Assessment of Factors Hindering Agricultural Productivity of Smallholder Farmers in Selected Districts of Central and Lusaka Provinces
Collins Mudenda1*, Isaac Simate2, Mwape Chileshe3
1PhD Research Scholar, University of Zambia 2,3Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Zambia *Corresponding Author E-mail: collinsmudenda@ymail.com Received: 12.04.2023 | Revised: 19.05.2023 | Accepted: 6.06.2023
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to ascertain the factors which are hindering the agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers in Central and Lusaka provinces of Zambia. The study followed a mixed method research design and data was collected from a cluster sample of 112 smallholder farmers in Chipapa village in Lusaka Province, and Shalubala and Musomali villages in Central Province. The data was analysed using arithmetic calculations, descriptive statistics and factor analysis. The results indicate that smallholder farmers live in extreme poverty and their productivity is hindered by lack of access to family land for farming, lack of access to non-bank financial institutions, dependency on rainfall for farming, lack of extension services, lack of social support under the social cash transfer and farmer input support programmes, lack of access to community livestock and credit.
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Mudenda, C., Simate, I., & Chileshe, M. (2023). An Assessment of Factors Hindering Farm Productivity of Smallholder Farmers in Selected Districts of Central and Lusaka Provinces: A Case of Resources and Financial Inclusion, Curr. Rese. Agri. Far. 4(3), 32-42. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.190
