Ncoyini, Zoleka2025-06-242025-06-242013-01Ncoyini,Z.(2013).Trends in commercialisation of communal agriculture in the Eastern Cape Province.Alice.University of Fort Harehttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/2916Masters ThesesSmallholder irrigation projects were initiated in the former homelands with the aim of promoting food self-sufficiency and to contribute to rural development. Among others, the motive was to enable farmers to improve their productivity and thus shift the production from home consumption towards a market-oriented production. Unfortunately, the outcomes of the established smallholder irrigation project were not as good as expected. Although there have been some successes, the overall record of smallholder irrigation projects in achieving their intended objectives to the former homelands has been disappointing. The study intended to explore whether access to irrigation has influence on farmers choice of market participation and level of market participation. The study was conducted in Nkonkobe and Ngqushwa Local Municipalities of the Amathole District Municipality in central Eastern Cape Province. The areas under investigation are Ndlambe village which is part of Tyefu irrigation scheme and Women 's Project in Melani villageenFORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING::Area economics::Agricultural economicsThesis