Back to results

Virginia Tech

The economics of large scale wheat production in Zimbabwe

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

This study traces the evolution of the wheat industry in Zimbabwe and draws historical lessons for a food policy aimed at self-sufficiency in wheat. An activity analysis approach to the problem of wheat production is presented. The approach employs questionnaire survey data to construct wheat enterprise budgets. The budgets as well as direct statistical tests are discussed as means of evaluating hypotheses on resource use. The study suggests that economies of size exist in wheat production in Zimbabwe.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Agricultural Economics
Department dc:contributor.department
Agricultural Economics
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1987

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Ngobese, Peter

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Dc Identifier Other
etd-02272007-092406
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/41296

Chain of custody

source
Harvested from
Virginia Tech
Base URL
vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/oai/request
Last updated
2026-07-22
Source record
OAI-PMH GetRecord
related terms
citation

Ngobese, Peter. The economics of large scale wheat production in Zimbabwe. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41296