NDLI: Institutional support systems for small-scale farmers at new forest Irrigation Scheme in Mpumalanga, South Africa: constraints and opportunities

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Author	Ncube, B. L
Abstract	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.
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Ending Page	13
Page Count	13
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ISSN	03016030
DOI	10.17159/2413-3221/2017/v45n2a395
Journal	South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	45
Language	English
Publisher	South African Society of Agricultural Extension (SASAE)
Publisher Date	2017-01-01
Publisher Institution	University of the Western Cape Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Publisher Place	South Africa
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Extension Cooperative Smallholder irrigation Mpumalanga South Africa
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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