Coping with change: The transition from subsistence orientated rain-fed agriculture to commercial irrigated agriculture
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Terry, A
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Univ W England, Sch Geog & Environm Management, Fac Built Environm, Bristol BS16 1QY, Avon, EnglandUniv W England, Sch Geog & Environm Management, Fac Built Environm, Bristol BS16 1QY, Avon, England
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Ryder, M
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The adoption of irrigated commercial sugarcane farming by Swazi smallholders has bad a mixed effect on food security. A major factor is the differing managerial and financial skills of the individual farmers associations. The long-run prospects are potentially problematic due to a decline in sugar prices, particularly in the EU which, at present, is Swaziland's main overseas market.