Agricultural expenditure for economic growth and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorMushunje, Aen
dc.contributor.authorMapfumo, Alexanderen
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-28T10:30:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-28T10:30:56Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractA vibrant and an efficient agricultural sector would enable a country to feed its growing population, generate employment, earn foreign exchange and provide raw materials for industries. The agricultural sector has a multiplier effect on any nation's socio-economic and industrial fabric because of the multifunctional nature of agriculture. The main objective of this study was to investigate how government expenditure on agriculture has affected economic growth in Zimbabwe from 1980-2009. The Log linear growth regression model was employed where gross domestic gross was the dependant variable and the explanatory variables are the factors which affect it which include government agricultural expenditure. The expenditures of government on agriculture were divided into three functions namely extension, credit assistance and R & D. The regression analyses were performed using Econometric-views 7 (E-views 7) statistical package. Regression was carried out on time series data for the period 1980 to 2009. The data was tested for stationarity and for autocorrelation. Problems of non stationarity of data were corrected by integrating the trending series. Results from the empirical analysis provide strong evidence indicating that agriculture is an engine of economic growth. The results from this study suggest that spending more on agricultural research and development can improve economic growth and ultimately reduce poverty. However, it can also be concluded that insufficient government agricultural expenditure on extension and credit assistance adversely affected economic growth in Zimbabwe, based on the results of the study. Global experience with pro-poor growth and empirical work spanning India, Benin and Malawi demonstrates the importance of agricultural expenditure for poverty reduction in poor rural areas, while also pointing to the need for complementary non farm sector growth. This study also proposes a simple methodology to estimate the agricultural spending that will be required to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty by 2015 (MDG1) in Zimbabwe. This method uses growth poverty and growth expenditure elasticities to estimate the financial resources required to meet the MDG1. The study attempts to address a key knowledge gap by improving estimation of first MDG agricultural expenditure at country level.en
dc.formatxi, 124 leaves; 30 cmen
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dc.identifier.citationMapfumo, Alexander. 2012en
dc.identifier.othervital:11155en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/422en
dc.identifier.otherAgriculture -- Research -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherAgricultural extension work -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherAgricultural development projects -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherPoverty -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherEconomic development -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherAgricultural services -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.otherAgricultural credit -- Zimbabween
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4176
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Science & Agricultureen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.subjectAgriculture -- Research -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectAgricultural extension work -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectAgricultural development projects -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectPoverty -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectEconomic development -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectAgricultural services -- Zimbabween
dc.subjectAgricultural credit -- Zimbabween
dc.titleAgricultural expenditure for economic growth and poverty reduction in Zimbabween
dc.title.alternativeAgricultural expenditure for economic growth and poverty reduction in Zimbabween
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeMastersen
dc.typeMSc Agric (Agricultural Economics)en

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