TECHNOLOGY PROFILING FOR EMERGING COMMERCIAL COTTON FARMERS IN THE MAKHATHINI REGION

Authors

  • John Kopano Mashala Tshwane University of Technology
  • David Kruger University of South Africa
  • J P Grundling Tshwane University of Technology
  • L Steynberg Tshwane University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/28-2-993

Keywords:

Technology, Resource-based Theory, Accessibolity of Tecchnology.

Abstract

This research article profiles cotton technology in the Makhathini region, focusing on the extent to which it is available to support farmers Although Makhathini Farmers have produced cotton for more than 10 years at a subsistence level, and despite using the related technology extensively, the farmers’ mission remains to produce cotton commercial. The technology mentioned in the study is available worldwide, as well as locally. The technology accessed is readily available to the local farmers. Representatives of 13 Famers’ Associations were interviewed and a response rate of 13/13 (100 percent) was obtained. The findings indicate overwhelming use of technology by the farmers. Yet an issue that is unresolved is why farmers are not producing at a commercial level despite the aid of technology.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

John Kopano Mashala, Tshwane University of Technology

Department of Operations Management

Lecturer

David Kruger, University of South Africa

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Senior Lecturer

J P Grundling, Tshwane University of Technology

Department of Management, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

L Steynberg, Tshwane University of Technology

Tshwane University of Technology

Downloads

Published

2017-09-04

How to Cite

Mashala, J. K., Kruger, D., Grundling, J. P., & Steynberg, L. (2017). TECHNOLOGY PROFILING FOR EMERGING COMMERCIAL COTTON FARMERS IN THE MAKHATHINI REGION. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 28(2), 109–119. https://doi.org/10.7166/28-2-993

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2017)

Section

General Articles

License

Authors who publish in the Journal agree to the following terms:
  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the Journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this Journal.