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Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa
Dissertation (MSc (Agricultural Extension))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/92643 Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa Stevens, Joe hymike2014@gmail.com Loki, Olwethu Hendriks, Sheryl L. Katuruza, Hycianthia UCTD Agricultural extension AgriSETA skills training programs Cooperative farmers Socio-economics Business orientation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 Dissertation (MSc (Agricultural Extension))--University of Pretoria, 2023. The study was influenced by the world’s growing interest in cooperatives, evidenced by the United Nations General Assembly declaring 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives. From a South African perspective, the study is influenced by the Cooperative Data Analysis System developed in 2013/14 by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to determine the economic impact of cooperatives. Three factors were raised by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, namely, cooperatives’ importance, markets, and skills. The study assessed AgriSETA skills training programmes based on these factors. The aim of the study was Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga Provinces, South Africa. The sub-objectives were to establish socio-economic characteristics, the effectiveness of the training, and changes in the business orientation of the farmers trained. Purposive sampling was done. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The cooperative farmers in the skills training programmes were youthful(<45 years); unmarried women; unemployed; with moderate education levels; low income; and crop farmers in rural areas. Seventy percent of the farmers were happy with the practical training provided by AgriSETA. Skills acquired were technical, theoretical, and practical. The business orientation relating to cooperative management, service provider links, farming practices, marketing, and finance, improved. Cooperative farmers remained in the low-income level bracket despite an increase. projects. Besides skills acquired, other factors like project funding, incubators, and strong involvement of stakeholders are needed. The benefits to communities were fresh produce, skills, and information. Communities started backyard vegetables and poultry. Keywords: griSETA, cooperatives, skills, buAsiness orientation Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development MSc Agric (Agricultural Extension) Unrestricted 2023-10-02T10:25:29Z 2023-10-02T10:25:29Z 2019-04-17 2023 Dissertation * A2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92643 10.25403/UPresearchdata.21695582 en © 2023 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 Agricultural extension AgriSETA skills training programs Cooperative farmers Socio-economics Business orientation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa |
| title | Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa |
| title_full | Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa |
| title_short | Perceptions about the AgriSETA skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives (or farmer cooperative societies) in the North West and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa |
| title_sort | perceptions about the agriseta skills training program by three selected farmer cooperatives or farmer cooperative societies in the north west and mpumalanga provinces south africa |
| topic | UCTD Agricultural extension AgriSETA skills training programs Cooperative farmers Socio-economics Business orientation Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92643 |