Description: Priorities for the Development of Smallholder Agriculture in Swaziland

Priorities for the Development of Smallholder Agriculture in Swaziland

The purpose of this policy note is to contribute to an understanding of the factors that combine to constrain the development of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being well-endowed in land and water resou...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO IRRIGATION ACCESS TO MARKETS ADB AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AGRIBUSINESS AGRIBUSINESS ENTERPRISES AGRICULTURAL CENSUS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL WORK AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AGRO-ECOLOGICAL REGIONS ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL PRODUCTION ANIMALS APPLIED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ARABLE LAND BEANS BEEF BEEF CATTLE BREEDING BUDGET DEFICIT CAPACITY BUILDING CASSAVA CATTLE CATTLE PRODUCTION COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE COMMERCIAL FARMERS CONFLICT COST-EFFECTIVENESS COTTON COTTON PRODUCTION CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROPPING CROPS DAIRY BOARD DAIRY INDUSTRY DESERTIFICATION DISTRIBUTION OF LAND DRINKING WATER DROUGHT ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EQUIPMENT EUROPEAN COMMISSION EXTENSION AGENTS EXTENSION SERVICES EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY FARMS FAO FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMERS FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS FARMING FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FEED FISHERIES FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PREFERENCES FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY FORESTRY FRUITS FUNDING MECHANISMS GENDER GRAIN HORTICULTURAL CROPS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUNGER IFAD INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INNOVATION INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IRRIGATION LACK OF INFORMATION LAND LAW LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LAND TITLES LANDS LIVELIHOOD BASE LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MAJORITY OF FARMERS MEAT MEAT INDUSTRIES MOA NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM NATIONAL RESEARCH NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS NUTRITION OILSEEDS ORCHARDS OVERGRAZING PASTORALISTS PASTURES PEST CONTROL PESTICIDES PINEAPPLE POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION POOR POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIORITY SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION SUPPORT PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PUBLIC SPENDING REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL MARKETS RISK REDUCTION ROOTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL ENTREPRENEURS RURAL FINANCE RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POPULATION RURAL ROAD RURAL SECTOR RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SAVINGS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE SMALL-SCALE FARMING SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDER FARMING SMALLHOLDER FARMS SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS SMALLHOLDER SECTOR SOIL ACIDITY SOIL EROSION STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUB-REGION SUBSISTENCE SUGAR SUGARCANE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEXTILES UNDP UNITED NATIONS UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITIES USAID VEGETABLES VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT WATER FOR IRRIGATION WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER USE WATER USE EFFICIENCY WATER USERS WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS WOOD
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16434532/swaziland-rural-sector-review-priorities-development-smallholder-agriculture-swaziland http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12770

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Summary:	The purpose of this policy note is to contribute to an understanding of the factors that combine to constrain the development of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being well-endowed in land and water resources, and despite having a climate that is generally favorable for the production of crops and livestock, Swaziland is obliged to import substantial amounts of food to feed the population. Also, why, in spite of the significant investments that have made in the agricultural sector and in spite of the extensive farming experience of the 70 percent of the population that lives off the land, smallholder farm productivity and production have been declining over time. Finally, the policy notes identify priority areas where strategic interventions are needed to turn things around and get smallholder agriculture going as a driver of growth and poverty reduction. This note provides an overview of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland, identifes constraints that may be contributing to poor performance in the smallholder sector, and evaluates technological options that could improve productivity of smallholder farmers. In addition, it summarizes the findings of a recent review of public spending on agriculture, undertaken to identify trends and patterns in agricultural spending over the last five years and to determine whether the government's budget allocations have been effective in supporting the intended development of smallholder agriculture. After addressing these questions, the policy note points to entry points where future government interventions could help to reverse the current negative trends.

Priorities for the Development of Smallholder Agriculture in Swaziland

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