Wetland entrepreneurs: diversity in diversification in Zambian farming

McElwee, Gerard and Wood, Adrian P. (2017) Wetland entrepreneurs: diversity in diversification in Zambian farming. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. ISSN 1462-6004

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Abstract

Purpose
This paper explores enterprise diversification amongst wetland farmers in Zambia as a way of reducing poverty and improving sustainability. It identifies ways in which such entrepreneurial activities can be supported and applied more widely.

Method
A qualitative study of Zambian farmers, based on a series of workshops and interviews held in Zambia with farmers and farm business advisers.

Findings
Despite adopting new technologies most farmers are restricted to the local market where their increased production holds down prices. However, a very small number of farmers are able to progress to production and marketing for markets in major urban centres hundreds of kilometres away, and considerably more are able to use the capital accumulated from wetland farming to diversify their household enterprises to reduce poverty and improve the sustainability and resilience of their livelihoods.

Prior work
No work has been undertaken in diversification strategies of Small scale farmers in Zambia.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Zambian farmers, farm diversification, wetland farming, farm entrepreneurship
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Schools:	Huddersfield Business School
Related URLs:	Author Author Publisher
Depositing User:	Sally Hughes
Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2017 09:51
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2018 13:45
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/31751

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