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首页> 外文会议>ACIAR Proceedings no.115; Workshop on Tropical Legumes for Sustainable Farming Systems in Southern Africa and Australia; 20021007-09; Limpopo Province(ZA) >Identifying the Factors that Contribute to the Successful Adoption of Improved Farming Practices in the Smallholder Sector of Limpopo Province, South Africa
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Identifying the Factors that Contribute to the Successful Adoption of Improved Farming Practices in the Smallholder Sector of Limpopo Province, South Africa

机译：确定在南非林波波省小农部门成功采用改良农作方式的因素

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A formidable challenge that faces the governments of many developing nations is the maintenance of food supply to an ever-growing population and the protection of the natural resource base. Despite the existence of many relevant and cost-effective technologies, and the continued focus of researchers on finding new technologies that enhance crop and livestock productivity, the smallholder farming sector remains relatively unproductive. Understanding the key factors that contribute to adoption of technologies that improve farm productivity is paramount if sustainable farming production is to be achieved within the smallholder sector. This paper reports on the key factors that have enabled a participative multidisciplinary R&D project to make significant impact in the adoption of fertiliser and legume technologies by a smallholder farming community in South Africa. Using semistructured and group interviews, information was collected on the process of practice change resulting from interventions (farmer team and network development, training, on-farm experimentation, demonstrations) during the period November 2002 to January 2003. The study has revealed that farmers have adopted improved farming practices, such as fertiliser use, row planting, intercropping of legumes, and pest and disease management. Capacity building of the farmers associated with the project has resulted in the development of significant leadership and organisational capacity to sustain improvement of farm performance. Changing the focus from subsistence to producing for profit has been a great achievement within this community. Despite the success of the R&D project, the high age of the farmers (who are predominantly women older than 60 years) and frequent droughts are likely factors impeding continuity and sustenance of project achievements.
机译：许多发展中国家政府面临的一个巨大挑战是维持不断增长的人口的粮食供应和保护自然资源基础。尽管存在许多相关且具有成本效益的技术，并且研究人员继续致力于寻找可提高农作物和牲畜生产力的新技术，但小农农业部门仍然相对没有生产力。如果要在小农部门内实现可持续的农业生产，那么了解有助于采用能够提高农业生产率的技术的关键因素至关重要。本文报告了使参与式多学科研发项目能够对南非的一个小农户农业社区采用化肥和豆类技术产生重大影响的关键因素。在2002年11月至2003年1月期间，使用半结构化访谈和小组访谈收集了有关干预措施（农民团队和网络发展，培训，农场试验，示范）的实践变更过程的信息。研究表明，农民已经采取了改进的耕作方式，例如肥料使用，行间种植，豆类间作以及病虫害防治。与该项目有关的农民的能力建设导致了显着的领导能力和组织能力的发展，以维持农场绩效的改善。在这个社区中，将重心从维持生计转变为牟利是一个巨大的成就。尽管研发项目取得了成功，但农民的高龄（主要是60岁以上的女性）和频繁的干旱可能是阻碍项目成果持续性和可持续性的因素。

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