Profitability and efficiency analysis of smallholder broiler production in Mopani district of Limpopo province, South Africa

• Authors: Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo , Tanya A. Machethe , Mmapatla P. Senyolo

Title variants

PL

Analiza dochodowości i efektywności produkcji brojlerów w małych gospodarstwach w dystrykcie Mopani, prowincji Limpopo w Afryce Południowej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The study was conducted in the Mopani District of Limpopo province to determine the factors aff ecting productivity of broiler production in the area. Data were collected from 86 sampled smallholder broiler farmers in three municipalities in Mopani District namely; Greater Tzaneen municipality, Greater Letaba municipality and Maruleng municipality using a well-structured questionnaire. The results of the study indicated that feed is signifi cant at 10% level having a positive relationship with the broiler output. However, stock size and vaccines are signifi cant at 1% level, also with a positive relationship with broiler output. The study recommended that government should fi nd ways of linking the smallholder farmers in the study area with other stakeholders, governmental and private, to allow smallholder farmers have the opportunities to network and get to know how the commercial successful farms operate and see where they can improve on their production systems and marketing of products.

PL

Badania prowadzone w dystrykcie Mopani w prowincji Limpopo miały na celu określenie czynników wpływających na produktywność gospodarstw produkujących brojlery na tym obszarze. Dane zebrano na podstawie odpowiednio uporządkowanych kwestionariuszy z 86 przykładowych małych gospodarstw produkcyjnych w 3 magistratach w dystrykcie Mopani – Greater Tzaneen, Greater Letaba i Maruleng. Wyniki badania wskazują, że pasza ma istotny pozytywny wpływ (na poziomie 10%) na uzyskiwane wyniki produkcji brojlerów. Wielkość hodowli i używanie szczepionek są istotne na poziomie 1%, wykazując również pozytywny wpływ na wielkość produkcji. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań można stwierdzić, że byłoby wskazane, aby rząd umożliwił połączenie działalności małych gospodarstw na tym obszarze z innymi uczestnikami rynku, podmiotami rządowymi i prywatnymi. Dzięki temu małe gospodarstwa działające w ramach sieci zyskają dostęp do wiedzy o tym, jak funkcjonują najlepiej prosperujące gospodarstwa komercyjne i dowiedzą się, jak udoskonalić swoje systemy produkcyjne i marketing produktów

Keywords

EN

constraints; efficiency; gross margin; productivity; smallholder

PL

ograniczenia; efektywność; marża brutto; produktywność; małe gospodarstwo

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 1(39)
• Pages: 145-154

Contributors

author

Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo

• University of Limpopo, South Africa

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Tanya A. Machethe

• University of Limpopo, South Africa

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Mmapatla P. Senyolo

• University of Limpopo, South Africa

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17306/JARD.2016.17