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Effects of Commercialisation on Seasonal Hunger: Evidence from Smallholder Resettlement Areas, Mazowe District, Zimbabwe

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posted on 2024-09-05, 20:46 authored by Chrispen Sukume, Godfrey Mahofa, Vine Mutyasira
Agricultural transformation towards intensive commercial production is a key facet of current development strategies pursued by African governments, aimed at improving welfare outcomes of farm households. However, in Zimbabwe, there is concern that increased commercialisation, especially through tobacco production, may have resulted in increased food and nutrition insecurity in the smallholder farming sector. Using data from two rounds of surveys conducted in 2018 and 2020 of smallholder farmers, this study examined the impacts of cash crop and food-based commercialisation pathways on seasonal food insecurity in rural households of Mazowe district.

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Department for International Development, UK Government

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APRA. Future Agricultures Consortium

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Sukume, C.; Mahofa, G. and Mutyasira, V. (2022) Effects of Commercialisation on Seasonal Hunger: Evidence From Smallholder Resettlement Areas, Mazowe District, Zimbabwe. APRA Working Paper 91. Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium, DOI: 10.19088/APRA.2022.030

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APRA Working Paper 91

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium

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Zimbabwe

Language

en

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Rural Futures

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APRA::e1f6d3be-457a-4f13-8b1f-6748d1402d83::600

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978-1-78118-984-9

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