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Transmission of South African maize prices into Botswana markets: an econometric analysis IJAM Transmission of South African maize prices into Botswana markets: an econometric analysis
(Premier Publishers, 2016-11)
The international prices of food commodities increased sharply between 2005 and 2008 and continued to rise. Over this period, international maize prices have also increased by 80 percent. Botswana imports majority of food ...
Technical efficiency of beef production in agricultural districts of Botswana: A Latent Class Stochastic Frontier Model Approach
(AgEcon Search, 2018-07)
The study examined the production technologies and productive performance of smallholder beef production systems to determine the levels of technical inefficiency in the agricultural districts of Botswana. The analysis ...
A metafrontier analysis of determinants of technical efficiency in beef farm types: an application to Botswana.
(AgEcon Search, 2015-08-14)
The study used a stochastic metafrontier model followed by a Tobit regression model to estimate technical efficiency and meta-technology ratios and assess factors influencing efficiency of a suite of beef farm types in ...
Agricultural extension in Botswana: growing a hybrid over decades of selective experience
(Botswana University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2010)
The study reviewed agricultural extension in Botswana to assess its growth and achievements in ensuring good service delivery since 1935 when formal structures of agricultural extension were beginning to establish. The ...
On-farm evaluation of the productivity of intercropping sunflower with arable crops among smallholder farms in Nigeria and Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2013-05-02)
Food production in the sub-Saharan Africa and indeed the entire African continent mostly involved smallholder farmers who are usually rural dwellers, producing crops in mixed intercropping, which often resulted in persistent ...
Determinants of household welfare and poverty in Botswana, 2002/03 and 2009/10
(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2014-05)
This paper investigates household determinants of welfare and poverty in Botswana. Using the 2002/03 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) and the 2009/10 Botswana Core Welfare Indicator Survey (BCWIS), and employing ...
Production and marketing constraints of small stock farming: evidence from limid and non-limid farmers in boteti sub-district, Botswana
(Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 2019-10-18)
The majority of the rural population in Botswana keep small stock as a source of livelihood. However, small stock farmers face many constraints which impede maximization of their production and returns. Yet there is dearth ...