Small and Medium Scale Farming in Zambia: A Competitive Analysis

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.46254/AF04.20230133" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.46254/AF04.20230133</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Small and Medium Scale Farming in Zambia: A Competitive Analysis

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The agricultural sector in Zambia has been described as the backbone of the economy. It contributes to the country&apos;s GDP, national exports and employs most of the population. The agricultural sector in Zambia is dominated by small and medium scale farmers who are mostly located in the rural areas. Due to the importance role played by the small and medium scale farmers in Zambia, it is necessary to conduct a competitive analysis to assess their competitive environment. Michael Porters five forces model was used in the analysis. In assessing the competitive environment of the agricultural sector, this analysis focuses on small and medium scale farming with reference to the crop sub sector and focusing on the major crop -maize. The analysis was informed by Secondary data sources from peer reviewed journal articles and professional reports about the agricultural sector in Zambia. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data in line with Michael Porter&apos;s five forces framework. The findings indicate that the threat of new entrants to small and medium scale farming is relatively high due to lack of barriers of entry and supportive government programs for the farmers, the barging power of buyers is relatively high because buyers are often fewer and buy in large volumes which makes them more powerful than the small and medium scale farmers. The bargaining power of suppliers is also high as the small and medium- scale farmers are mostly dependent on subsidies due to the financial constraints that they face.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Small and Medium Scale Farming in Zambia: A Competitive Analysis

Popis výsledku anglicky

The agricultural sector in Zambia has been described as the backbone of the economy. It contributes to the country&apos;s GDP, national exports and employs most of the population. The agricultural sector in Zambia is dominated by small and medium scale farmers who are mostly located in the rural areas. Due to the importance role played by the small and medium scale farmers in Zambia, it is necessary to conduct a competitive analysis to assess their competitive environment. Michael Porters five forces model was used in the analysis. In assessing the competitive environment of the agricultural sector, this analysis focuses on small and medium scale farming with reference to the crop sub sector and focusing on the major crop -maize. The analysis was informed by Secondary data sources from peer reviewed journal articles and professional reports about the agricultural sector in Zambia. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data in line with Michael Porter&apos;s five forces framework. The findings indicate that the threat of new entrants to small and medium scale farming is relatively high due to lack of barriers of entry and supportive government programs for the farmers, the barging power of buyers is relatively high because buyers are often fewer and buy in large volumes which makes them more powerful than the small and medium scale farmers. The bargaining power of suppliers is also high as the small and medium- scale farmers are mostly dependent on subsidies due to the financial constraints that they face.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

ISBN

979-8-3507-0544-7

ISSN

2169-8767

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

389-397

Název nakladatele

IEOM Society International

Místo vydání

Southfield

Místo konání akce

Lusaka

Datum konání akce

4. 4. 2023

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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