Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe
Contract farming has been heralded as the panacea to the ailing agricultural output in Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular. Traditionally Zimbabwe cotton industry was dominated by one government owned buyer, but with trade liberalization other players came into the market increasing demand...
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| author | Nyamwanza, Tonderai Mapetere, Denver Mavhiki, Severino Nyamwanza, Lilian Tumai, Kelvin |
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| description | Contract farming has been heralded as the panacea to the ailing agricultural output in Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular. Traditionally Zimbabwe cotton industry was dominated by one government owned buyer, but with trade liberalization other players came into the market increasing demand for cotton. The majority of producers have always been the rural small scale farmer whose major handicap has always been lack of resource intensity. The research involved cotton farmers and companies in Gokwe north in Zimbabwe. Fifty people were contacted in all and desk research on contract farming in the country and southern Africa was conducted. To complement the primary data, the research considered annual reports of cotton companies in Zimbabwe from the period 2009 to 2014.This model was adopted by the cotton industry in Zimbabwe but it has been marred by side marketing. In response to side marketing, the cotton industry has adopted several strategies including lobbying for legislation to help curb the problem, group lending and close supervision. These strategies had little impact on solving the problem of side marketing of marketing. With regard to legislation the major problem farming inputs should only be provided to loyal farmers with better incentives. In addition, should stop interfering in the marketing of cotton. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-15292022-06-27T13:49:06Z Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe Nyamwanza, Tonderai Mapetere, Denver Mavhiki, Severino Nyamwanza, Lilian Tumai, Kelvin Contract farming, side marketing, small holder farmer, cotton. Contract farming has been heralded as the panacea to the ailing agricultural output in Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular. Traditionally Zimbabwe cotton industry was dominated by one government owned buyer, but with trade liberalization other players came into the market increasing demand for cotton. The majority of producers have always been the rural small scale farmer whose major handicap has always been lack of resource intensity. The research involved cotton farmers and companies in Gokwe north in Zimbabwe. Fifty people were contacted in all and desk research on contract farming in the country and southern Africa was conducted. To complement the primary data, the research considered annual reports of cotton companies in Zimbabwe from the period 2009 to 2014.This model was adopted by the cotton industry in Zimbabwe but it has been marred by side marketing. In response to side marketing, the cotton industry has adopted several strategies including lobbying for legislation to help curb the problem, group lending and close supervision. These strategies had little impact on solving the problem of side marketing of marketing. With regard to legislation the major problem farming inputs should only be provided to loyal farmers with better incentives. In addition, should stop interfering in the marketing of cotton. 2016-06-08T13:53:47Z 2016-06-08T13:53:47Z 2014 Article 2056-6018 http://www.idpublications.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/COTTON-INDUSTRY%E2%80%99S-STRATEGIC-RESPONSES-TO-SIDE-MARKETING-OF-COTTON-BY-CONTRACT-FARMERS-IN-ZIMBABWE.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1529 en European Journal of Business, Economics and Accountancy;Vol. 2, No. 2; p. 40-52 open Progressive Academic Publishing |
| spellingShingle | Contract farming, side marketing, small holder farmer, cotton. Nyamwanza, Tonderai Mapetere, Denver Mavhiki, Severino Nyamwanza, Lilian Tumai, Kelvin Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe |
| title | Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | cotton industry’s strategic responses to side marketing of cotton by contract farmers in zimbabwe |
| topic | Contract farming, side marketing, small holder farmer, cotton. |
| url | http://www.idpublications.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/COTTON-INDUSTRY%E2%80%99S-STRATEGIC-RESPONSES-TO-SIDE-MARKETING-OF-COTTON-BY-CONTRACT-FARMERS-IN-ZIMBABWE.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1529 |
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