Browsing Food Security by Advisor "Chimonyo, Michael."
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An assessment of entrepreneurial attributes determining the potential of smallholder dairy farmers progressing to commercial farming.
(2016)Dairy production plays an important role in the economies of developing countries where it contributes to national gross production, provides milk for nutrition and is used for income generation. Dairy farming is critical ... -
A gendered analysis on the role and potential of goat production to improve income and food security in semi-arid areas of South Africa.
(2020)Small scale goat farming has a potential to contribute to livelihoods particularly in semi-arid areas where rainfall is erratic and crop farming is too risky. The broad objective of the study was to conduct a gendered ... -
Identification of opportunities for organic beef production from Nguni cattle to enhance food security by communal farmers in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa.
(2015)Communal farms are characterised by marginal lands which are suitable for external livestock farming. Communal farmers are in possession of adaptable indigenous cattle breeds and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) which ... -
Utilisation of Provitamin A biofortified maize in Ovambo chickens to improve food and nutrition security.
(2016)The broad objective of the study was to determine the effect of provitamin A biofortified maize (PABM) inclusion, sex and age on growth performance, carcass traits, blood composition, meat quality, vitamin A content, ...