- Title
- The role of formal education in improving agricultural production: case of lower Gqumashe, Raymond Mhlaba Municipality
- Creator
- Jafta, Siwongiwe
- Subject
- Agricultural productivity
- Subject
- Non-formal education
- Subject
- Farmers -- Education
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- Anthropology
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/10273
- Identifier
- vital:35387
- Description
- This study seeks to examine economic activity using anthropological perspective at Lower Gqumahashe. This settlement possesses natural resources that favour agricultural development. For instance, water resources include Tyhume River, which is the main source of irrigation. Tyhume Rive is the perennial river that runs along the study area. Other possible sources of irrigation are local livestock dams and the main water pipe supplying University of Fort Hare and Alice town. This study is an attempt to determine the impact of formal education on agricultural productivity at Lower Gqumahashe. The study population was female local farmers who were actively involved in agricultural activities during the course of investigation. The researcher used empirical research design. The researcher realized that empirical research design would offer her an opportunity for intense or prolonged contact with research informants in order to have a holistic picture of their behavior. The findings of the study reveal that low level of formal education of farmers impacts negatively on agricultural productivity in the study area. The study recommends that local female farmers should be encouraged to participate in adult basic education using incentives.
- Format
- 93 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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