Peasant household economy in rural Zambia - the dilemma of small-scale farmers in transition

Authors

  • Peter Strømgaard University of Copenhagen

Abstract

Income and expenditure patterns were studied among households in the transition phase from traditional shifting cultivation towards permanent cash-crop based agriculture. Income from agriculture was not able to cover all costs of living, which had to be supplemented by several non-farm activities. Cash expenses on farming were found to be low. Income from maize was regressed on fertilizer-investment and hectarage cultivated. A simple model for prediction of the maize-income was established. The resulting values compared reasonably well with those observed.

Section
Research Papers

Published

1990-02-01

How to Cite

Strømgaard, P. (1990). Peasant household economy in rural Zambia - the dilemma of small-scale farmers in transition. Fennia - International Journal of Geography, 168(2), 201–210. Retrieved from https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/8857