期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
印刷版ISSN：1899-5241
电子版ISSN：1899-5772
出版年度：2019
卷号：53
期号：3
页码：225-232
DOI：10.17306/J.JARD.2019.01265
出版社：Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
摘要：Smallholder irrigation farming is transformative to
poor households as it improves livelihoods and alleviates poverty.
However, little has been done to quantify its profitability.
Therefore, the present study assessed the profitability of
smallholder irrigated crop farmers in the Eastern Cape province
of South Africa and ascertained its determinants. A multistratified
technique was employed to select 120 smallholder
irrigated crop farmers. Data was analyzed using gross margin
and multiple regression models. The results showed that
crop production is profitable. Farm experience, years spent in
school, access to credit, distance to markets, and tractor use
were found to have a bearing on the profitability of irrigated
crop farmers. Based on the results, crop farming was identified
to be crucial for jobs creation and poverty reduction.
