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Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/73983 Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study Meissner, Richard ichelp@gibs.co.za Mangalmurti, Manjula UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2019. In South Africa, since the first democratic elections in 1994, a high percentage of its population (29%) remains unemployed which in turn has aggravated income inequality, especially between the white and the non-white population, led to social anxiety and severe economic distress. The National Development Plan (NDP) was created to possibly provide 11 million jobs by 2030 with agricultural industry as a key component in increasing employment by increasing food security, reducing income inequality and as a result benefit the country’s economy. By supporting smallholder farming, the government has a chance to not just develop the economy but also to uplift previously disadvantaged population. Therefore, the long-term survival of smallholder farmers is critical to NDP’s strategy in the advancement of the economy and the society. This paper’s aim was to explore leadership and entrepreneurial skills of smallholder farmers, and these skills’ role in supporting the long-term survival of these farmers and their eventual progression into commercial farming. The researcher adopted a qualitative, exploratory research method with the intention to gain new insights into the prevalence of leadership and entrepreneurial skills present in smallholder farmers. A total of 11 semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with smallholder farmers in Gauteng. With the help of Atlas Ti, each interview was analysed using thematic content analysis. ls2020 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA 2020-04-06T10:00:06Z 2020-04-06T10:00:06Z 2020/04/01 2019 Mini Dissertation Mangalmurti, M 2019, Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73983> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73983 en © 2020 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 Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study |
| title | Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study |
| title_full | Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study |
| title_fullStr | Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study |
| title_short | Entrepreneurial and Leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in Gauteng : an exploratory study |
| title_sort | entrepreneurial and leadership skills prevalent in smallholder farmers in gauteng an exploratory study |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73983 |