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South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
versión On-line ISSN 2413-3221
versión impresa ISSN 0301-603X
Resumen
NCUBE, B. L. Institutional support systems for small-scale farmers at new forest Irrigation Scheme in Mpumalanga, South Africa: constraints and opportunities. S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext. [online]. 2017, vol.45, n.2, pp.1-13. ISSN 2413-3221. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2017/v45n2a395.
This paper discusses institutional support systems available to New Forest irrigation farmers focusing on agricultural extension services and the irrigation cooperative. The current operations of agricultural extension and irrigation cooperative do not meet the expectations of New Forest irrigation farmers, as they feel neglected. For extension to be effective, it should be able to mobilize the social capital of communities. This implies the coordination and grouping of farmers with similar circumstances to enable them to either benefit from synergies, or to make it easier for training and sharing of information. The irrigation cooperative needs to address cooperative governance issues, facilitation of farmer collective action, enforcing rules and regulations of engagement, and linking the irrigators more effectively with input and output markets.
Palabras clave : Extension; Cooperative; Smallholder irrigation; Mpumalanga; South Africa.
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