Sugar Cane Production in Zimbabwe

ISBN-13: 9783845433196 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str.

Clainos Chidoko; Ledwin Chimwai

Opis

The book sought to highlight the economic factors affecting the productivity of small scale sugar-cane farmers in the Lowveld of Zimbabwe with particular reference to Chipiwa farmers in Mkwasine area in Chiredzi District. The main objective of the study was to bring to light the economic challenges that contribute towards the low productivity by small scale sugar cane farmers so that the relevant stakeholders can assist to rectify the situation. It was discovered that the low productivity is largely due to failure to plough out old cane, lack of equipment for operations, low prices paid for the harvested cane, high transport and haulage charges, limited training and unavailability of inputs. This is largely due to limited access to cheap finance and credit.

O autorze

Clainos Chidoko is an Economics lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University. His main interests are in international trade and regional economic integration plus applied areas such as economics of agriculture.Ledwin Chimwai previously worked for Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe as an Economic Analyst.She now lectures Finance at Great Zimbabwe University.