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| Title: | THE IMPACT OF COMMERCIALISATION ON HOUSEHOLD FOOD CROPS PRODUCTION IN WESTERN SUDAN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE |
| Authors: | TARIG, MOHAMMED |
| Advisors: | Dr. Workneh Negatu |
| Copyright: | 2002 |
| Date Added: | 9-May-2008 |
| Publisher: | Addis Ababa University |
| Abstract: | The promotion of cash crop commercialisation and its effects on smallholder welfare
have been debated for decades. This study uses cross-sectional data to examine the impact of
cash cropping on food crop production at farm household level in Sheikan province in North
Kordofan State, in Sudan. In addition to descriptive analysis, the study specifies and
estimated models of groundnut commercialisation index and food crop production. The
survey shows that the degree of agricultural commercialisation varied significantly a cross
the entire sample, but still the semi-subsistent production features the production pattern in
the area of study. Also, The empirical results show that groundnut commercialisation
significantly and positively affected food crop production at household level.
Commercialisation was significantly and negatively affected households’ investment in
livestock, but positively by family size. The study concludes that agricultural
commercialisation has a positive and significant impact on household food crop production.
Even when the households allocate more resources to cash crops, the earned income and
access to food markets appears to justify their resource allocation. |
| Description: | A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1015 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Economics
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