Building Linkages and bargaining power between smallholder farmers and service providers: learning from a case on soil fertility inputs in South Africa.

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Published: Sep 21, 2004
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Input supplies participatory extension approach soil fertility management

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J. Ramaru
Broadening Agricultural Services and Extension Delivery (BASED), P. O. Box 4645, 0700, Polokwane, South Africa
J. Hagmann
Process advisor/ consultant, Talstrasse 129, D - 79194 Gundelfingen, Germany
E. Chuma
Univ. of Zimbabwe, Inst. of Environmental Studies, P. O. Box MP167, Harare, Zimbabwe
P. Ficarelli
Development of Rural Service Systems, P. O. Box 13732, 0028, Pretoria, South Africa
M. Netshivhodza
Process advisor/ consultant, Talstrasse 129, D - 79194 Gundelfingen, Germany
Z. Mamalobo
Broadening Agricultural Services and Extension Delivery (BASED), P. O. Box 4645, 0700, Polokwane, South Africa

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This paper emphasizes the importance of facilitating the process of linkages between smallholder farmers and service providers as a foundation for accessibility of inputs for soil fertility management at local level.

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Ramaru, J., Hagmann, J., Chuma, E., Ficarelli, P., Netshivhodza, M., & Mamalobo, Z. (2004). Building Linkages and bargaining power between smallholder farmers and service providers: learning from a case on soil fertility inputs in South Africa. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(1), 204–214. Retrieved from http://journal.naro.go.ug/index.php/ujas/article/view/313
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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2004)
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