Shamiso Chikobvu

Opportunities for increasing household incomes through gardening

Prospects for increasing household welfare

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Produktbeschreibung

Vegetable gardening has the potential to reduce the effects of prolonged dry spells, recurrent droughts and an early end to the rain season. The evidence of increasing unreliability of dry-land agriculture, and increasing popularity in gardening has prompted this research to look at the contributions of gardens to incomes of communal households. A sample of 100 communal households was used for the study. The first objective of the study was to determine the relationship between intensity of gardening and the wealth status of the households. The results revealed that there was no significant relationship between the wealth status and gardening intensity of a household but, in the sampled community the contribution of garden income to the total household income was around 18%. Results show that increasing garden sizes had the potential of increasing incomes although there was a challenge of labour in the area interviewed. From the study it can be recommended that promotion of gardens can go a long way in increasing incomes and improving food security status of households hence their welfare

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 185g
• ISBN-13: 9783659458354
• ISBN-10: 365945835X
• Artikelnr.: 52671448

Autorenporträt

Shamiso Chikobvu was born on 27 March 1977. She is married to Mr Wilson Chigumbu and they are blessed with one daughter Vimbainashe. Ms Chikobvu was born in a family of 2 boys and 4 girls. Currently Ms Chikobvu is employed by the Ministry of Agriculture Department of Agritex as an Agribusiness and Marketing Specialist.