Manyanga Mark
Mark Manyanga
Membre Doctorant
Agricultural Economics
Sujet de thèse : Assessing the Impact of Agroecological Intensification on household Resilience, Food Security and Poverty in Murehwa District of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s smallholder agriculture is primarily subsistence-oriented, with maize as the main staple crop. The current cropping systems are inefficient in terms of resource usage and frequently have adverse effects on the environment. Studies argued that uptake of intensification practices is still low among smallholder farmers which requires a detailed pluri-disciplinary analysis at the household level is required and developing farm typologies is a useful approach to deal with diversity in farm conditions. Splitting farmers by types with similar constraints and opportunities and analysing its impacts on their decision process will enhance the researcher’s capacity to supply packaging intensification alternatives that resonates well with farmers realities and needs. The study intends to provide evidence on feasible and best fit agroecological intensification practises and associated effects on food security, household resilience and poverty, considering differences in attitude towards risk across typologies in Murehwa district, Zimbabwe.
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E-mail : markmanyanga@gmail.com
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Ecole doctorale : Doctoral School of Agricultural Economics at the University of Zimbabwe
Directeur(s) : Françoise Gérard
Co-directeur/encadrant(s) : Tarisai Pedzisa