Agrekon

2012 - 2025

Current editor(s): A. Jooste, National Agricultural Marketing Council

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Volume 57, issue 3-4, 2018

Food policy and nutrition economics in the SDG era pp. 167-180

Sheryl L. Hendriks

Rising absolutely, declining relatively: agriculture, climate change, and job creation in Africa pp. 181-197

Karen Brooks

Roads and farming: the effect of infrastructure improvement on agricultural intensification in South-Western Kenya pp. 198-220

Philemon Kiprono and Tomoya Matsumoto

Estimating trade elasticities for South Africa’s agricultural commodities for use in policy modelling pp. 221-232

S.M. Ntombela, Mmatlou Kalaba and H. Bohlmann

The impact of poverty, risk aversion and time preference on maize marketing channel choice decisions: the case of Zvimba and Makonde districts of Zimbabwe pp. 233-250

Michael Kamoyo and Albert Makochekanwa

Spatial market integration in the era of high food prices. A case of surplus and deficit maize markets in Kenya pp. 251-265

Raphael Gitau and Ferdi Meyer

Assessing the viable agricultural land use options after clearing invasive alien plants in the Mokolo Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa pp. 266-283

T. Morokong, James Blignaut, N. P. Nkambule, T. Vundla and S. Mudavanhu

Explaining smallholder aspirations to expand irrigation crop production in Makhathini and Ndumo-B, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa pp. 284-299

Unity Chipfupa and Edilegnaw Wale

Volume 57, issue 2, 2018

Tomlinson Commemorative Lecture (2017): Relevance versus indispensability in making the long term urgent pp. 93-100

J. M. Laubscher

The influence of animal traits on feedlot profitability of Santa Gertrudis cattle in South Africa pp. 101-107

W. A. Lombard, F. A. Maré and H. Jordaan

The profit-maximising feeding period for different breeds of beef cattle pp. 108-120

P. L. Oosthuizen and F. A. Maré

Do Dairy Market Hubs improve smallholder farmers’ income? The case of dairy farmers in the Tanga and Morogoro regions of Tanzania pp. 121-136

Irene Bayiyana, Aloyce Hepelwa, Elizaphan J. O. Rao and Kenneth Mdadila

Adoption and impact of fertiliser trees on heterogeneous farmer classified soil types in the Chongwe district of Zambia pp. 137-151

Elias Kuntashula, Robert Nhlane and Fulayi Chisola

Impact of access to credit on farm income: policy implications for rural agricultural development in Lesotho pp. 152-166

Abiodun A. Ogundeji, Emmanuel Donkor, Charmaine Motsoari and Stephen Onakuse

Volume 57, issue 1, 2018

Location factors and spatial dependence in household perceptions and adaptations to climate change: A case in the upper Blue Nile Basin pp. 1-27

Stefano Mainardi

Simon Brand Memorial Address pp. 28-39

Awudu Abdulai

Drivers of farmers’ cattle insurance decisions: evidence from smallholders in northern Ethiopia pp. 40-48

Kinfe G Bishu, Edward Lahiff, Seamus O’Reilly and Mulugeta Gebregziabher

Assessing participation in homestead food garden programmes, land ownership and their impact on productivity and net returns of smallholder maize producers in South Africa pp. 49-63

Yonas Bahta, Enoch Owusu-Sekyere and B.E. Tlalang

Market participation and marketing channel preferences by small scale sorghum farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe pp. 64-77

Joseph P. Musara, Lovemore Musemwa, Munyaradzi Mutenje, Abbyssinia Mushunje and Charles Pfukwa

Collective action and rural poverty reduction: Empirical evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa pp. 78-90

Sikhulumile Sinyolo and Maxwell Mudhara

Erratum pp. 91-91

The Editors

Volume 56, issue 4, 2017

Welfare impacts of improved groundnut varieties in eastern Zambia: A heterogeneous treatment effects approach pp. 313-329

Julius Manda, Makaiko G. Khonje, Arega D. Alene and Therese Gondwe

Factors affecting adoption and intensity of conservation agriculture techniques applied by smallholders in Masvingo district, Zimbabwe pp. 330-346

Machiweyi Kunzekweguta, Karl M. Rich and Michael C. Lyne

Technical efficiency of smallholder maize production in Zambia: a stochastic meta-frontier approach pp. 347-365

John N. Ng’ombe

The influence of market orientation on firm performance and members’ livelihood in Ethiopian seed producer cooperatives pp. 366-382

Dawit Tsegaye Sisay, Frans J. H. M. Verhees and Hans C. M. van Trijp

Integrating quantified risk in efficiency analysis: evidence from rice production in East and Southern Africa pp. 383-401

Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Florent M. Kinkingninhoun Medagbe and Aziz Karimov

Tamás Imre Fényes 13 September 1943 to 7 April 2017 pp. 402-403

Nick Vink

Food Security in South Africa: Human Rights and Entitlement Perspectives pp. 404-405

Julia Harper

Volume 56, issue 3, 2017

Impact of trade controls on price transmission between southern African maize markets pp. 223-232

Tracy Davids, Ferdi Meyer and Patrick Westhoff

Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of crop insurance products to provide cost effective and constant cover for maize producers under stochastic yields and prices pp. 233-247

Frikkie Maré, Bennie Grové and Johan Willemse

Does Food Assistance Improve Recipients' Dietary Diversity and Food Quality in Mozambique? pp. 248-262

Agatha Carol Zhou and Sheryl L. Hendriks

Correlates and consequences of women’s participation in the cowpea value chain in eastern Zambia pp. 263-273

Therese Gondwe, A. Tegbaru, Alamu E. Oladeji, Makaiko Khonje, J. Manda and H. Gaya

An economic risk analysis of fertiliser microdosing and rainwater harvesting in a semi-arid farming system in Tanzania pp. 274-289

Lutengano Mwinuka, Khamaldin Daud Mutabazi, Stefan Sieber, Jeremia Makindara and Jean-Claude Bizimana

The Impact of Adoption of Recommended Tea Plucking Interval on Tea Yields in Kenya pp. 290-295

Vincent Ngeno

Estimating the impact of sericulture adoption on farmer income in Rwanda: an application of propensity score matching pp. 296-311

Alexis Habiyaremye

Corrigendum pp. 312-312

The Editors

Volume 56, issue 2, 2017

The analysis of market integration and price transmission – results and implications in an African context pp. 83-96

Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel

Testing price leadership in major regional maize markets in Ethiopia: implications for targeted market intervention pp. 97-109

Mesay Yami, Ferdi Meyer and Rashid Hassan

Vertical price transmission and its inflationary implications in South African food chains pp. 110-122

Marlene Louw, Ferdi Meyer and Johann Kirsten

Price formation and competitiveness of the South African broiler industry in the global context pp. 123-138

T. Davids and F.H. Meyer

Breaking the ‘big data’ barrier when selecting agricultural export markets: an innovative approach pp. 139-157

Martin Cameron, Wilma Viviers and Ezra Steenkamp

Contract Farming as Part of a Multi-Instrument Inclusive Business Structure: A Theoretical Analysis pp. 158-172

W.O. Chamberlain and W. Anseeuw

The effect of emotions on purchase behaviour towards novel foods. An application of Means–End chain methodology pp. 173-190

Ramo Barrena, Teresa García and Mercedes Sánchez

South Africa’s competitiveness against its main competitors in the market of pears imported by the EU28 pp. 191-204

Jaime De Pablo Valenciano, Maria Mercedes Capobianco Uriarte and Miguel Angel Giacinti Battistuzzi

Does adoption of conservation farming practices result in increased crop revenue? Evidence from Zambia pp. 205-221

John N. Ng’ombe, Thomson H. Kalinda and Gelson Tembo

Volume 56, issue 1, 2017

Risk assessment and control of agricultural supply chains under Internet of Things pp. 1-12

Bo Yan, Xinni Wang and Ping Shi

Evaluating the demand for meat in South Africa: an econometric estimation of short term demand elasticities pp. 13-27

Marion Delport, Marlene Louw, Tracy Davids, Hester Vermeulen and Ferdi Meyer

Fostering linking social capital for successful agricultural development projects in South Africa pp. 28-39

Bridget Taruvinga, Portia Ndou, Igenecious Nicholas Hlerema, Thetshelesani Lesly Maraganedzha, Christian Philippus Du Plooy and Sonja Venter

What factors determine household food security among smallholder farmers? Insights from Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa pp. 40-52

Mbongeni Maziya, Maxwell Mudhara and Joyce Chitja

The dynamics of price adjustment and relationships in the formal and informal beef markets in Namibia pp. 53-66

Kennedy Sean Kalundu and Ferdi Meyer

Impact of drought tolerant maize adoption on maize productivity, sales and consumption in rural Zimbabwe pp. 67-81

Clifton Makate, Rongchang Wang, Marshall Makate and Nelson Mango