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Farmer typology formulation accounting for psychological capital: implications for on-farm entrepreneurial development

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  • Unity Chipfupa
  • Edilegnaw Wale

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Understanding and accounting for the heterogeneity of small farmers is critical for informing development pathways to improve the performance of smallholder irrigation. Using multivariate analysis, this study sought to develop farmer typologies in and around irrigation schemes and used these to inform strategies for on-farm entrepreneurship development. The research uniquely integrates psychological capital in defining farmer typologies, to capture individual features of each farmer, otherwise missed by the generic sustainable livelihoods framework literature. The study affirms the need to focus on psychological capital and concludes that heterogeneity among small-scale irrigators should be accounted for in future agricultural and rural development programmes.

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  • Unity Chipfupa & Edilegnaw Wale, 2018. "Farmer typology formulation accounting for psychological capital: implications for on-farm entrepreneurial development," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(5), pages 600-614, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:28:y:2018:i:5:p:600-614
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1467377
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    1. Jianhua Ren & Hongzhen Lei & Haiyun Ren, 2022. "Livelihood Capital, Ecological Cognition, and Farmers’ Green Production Behavior," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-16, December.
    2. Zimi Thibane & Lelethu Mdoda & Lungile Gidi & Anele Mayekiso, 2023. "Assessing the Venturing of Rural and Peri-Urban Youth into Micro- and Small-Sized Agricultural Enterprises in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-18, October.
    3. Primrose Madende & Johannes I. F. Henning & Henry Jordaan, 2023. "Accounting for Heterogeneity among Youth: A Missing Link in Enhancing Youth Participation in Agriculture—A South African Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-22, March.
    4. Baloyi, Raesetse & Wale, Edilegnaw & Chipfupa, Unity, 2022. "Rural youth interest in economic activities along the agricultural value chain: empirical evidence from KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and implications," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 26(1), August.

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