Effects of Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD) on the Income of Sorghum Farmers: Evidence from Kweneng District, Botswana
Gaboinewe Motlhwa
College of Economics and Management, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
Mgale Yohana James *
College of Economics and Management, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China and Institute of Rural Development Planning, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Yan Yunxian
College of Economics and Management, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This paper examines the factors influencing participation decisions among the farmer’s households of the Integrated Support Program for Arable Agricultural Development with the logistic model and assesses its effects on the agricultural sector in Botswana. Using random sampling, data were collected from 397 households at Kweneng District. The results showed that farm size, type of seed provided, amount of fertilizing, household size, access to extension services, availability of labour, sex of the farmer, risk attitude, total productivity per hectare and group participation were statistically significant at 1% or 5% level. Further analysis revealed that participation improves the income of small-scale farmers.
Keywords: Subsidy, sorghum, small-scale farmers, Botswana