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Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces
Dissertation (MScAgric)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/50749 Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces Louw, Andre xosindi2@gmail.com Nyadenga, Xolile S. UCTD Emerging pig producers Critical success factors Small-scale operations Poor market participation Sustainable agriculture Livelihood improvement Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Dissertation (MScAgric)--University of Pretoria, 2015. This study investigated the critical success factors for emerging pig producers in the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces in South Africa. The study was undertaken to determine operational management practices and key performance indicators of emerging pig producers, and compare them against South African commercial pig industry norms. The expectation was that emerging pig producers’ operational management practices and key performance indicators are similar to South African commercial pig industry norms. Research findings show that critical success factors for emerging pig producers include average income per sow per litter, piglets born per sow per litter, average income per adult pig, and provision of feeders and drinkers for pigs. Challenges faced by emerging pig producers include low participation of youth, small scale of operations, poor market participation and poor management leading to high mortality rates, long farrowing intervals, small litter sizes, and poor weaning practices, as well as poorly equipped housing. The research concluded that there are no significant differences between successful pig production and education levels, as well as between the previous work experiences of successful and unsuccessful emerging pig producers. The expectation was that emerging pig producers with more years of previous experience in pig production would be more successful than those with only a few years of previous experience. However, there was a positive but not strong relationship between success, operational management and perceived success factors. Both successful and unsuccessful emerging pork producers considered the success factors as equally critical. The study achieved its objectives, although the findings are not strong enough to explain the relationships between overall success scores of successful and unsuccessful emerging pig producers. The study suggests that SAPPO can facilitate the transition of emerging pork producers to commercial production through capacity building, providing support and improving participation of emerging pig producers in the pork chain. This can be achieved by designing support strategies that will enable an emerging pig producer to develop as a person (entrepreneur) which should translate into business development, increase net worth and expand into commercial production. The ultimate success and impact of this support service rests on the shoulders of PPPs and producers as recipients of support in terms of their commitment, the level to which they will access and make use of the support available at their disposal and their willingness to implement the given advice and information. SAPPO could redesign its support strategies to include mentorship, capacity building, cost reduction strategies and market access through contracting. This study recommends that a similar study be conducted in other provinces to back up these findings, as well as to provide representation of emerging pig producers in the whole country. A database that contains a list of active emerging pork producers with contactable phone numbers in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces was not available. There is a need for a study that will compile a comprehensive database and profile of emerging pig producers, to use in developing some business models. Emerging pig producers are still in transition, not yet operating at a commercial scale. A study that will develop standards or norms specifically for emerging pork producers to use as a benchmark for performance evaluation is necessary. tm2015 es2025 Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development MScAgric Unrestricted SDG-01: No poverty SDG-02: Zero hunger SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth 2015-11-25T09:48:30Z 2015-11-25T09:48:30Z 2015/09/01 2015 Dissertation Nyadenga, XS 2015, Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces, MScAgric Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50749> S2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50749 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Emerging pig producers Critical success factors Small-scale operations Poor market participation Sustainable agriculture Livelihood improvement Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces |
| title | Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces |
| title_full | Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces |
| title_fullStr | Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces |
| title_short | Critical success factors of emerging pig producers : case study of selected areas in Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provinces |
| title_sort | critical success factors of emerging pig producers case study of selected areas in gauteng and mpumalanga provinces |
| topic | UCTD Emerging pig producers Critical success factors Small-scale operations Poor market participation Sustainable agriculture Livelihood improvement Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth |
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