This study analyses the importance and dimensions of risk sources and computer adoptionamong farmers in a changing economic policy and trade environment. A survey was conductedin 1996 among 112 commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal. The majority of respondents were infavour of a liberalized trade...

This study analyses the importance and dimensions of risk sources and computer adoption among farmers in a changing economic policy and trade environment. A survey was conducted in 1996 among 112 commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal. The majority of respondents were in favour of a liberalized...

The sugar industry is an important contributor to the South African (SA) economy, with average annual production estimated at 2.5 million tons of sugar. This study aims to quantify actual use of management instruments by a sample of commercial sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) that are...