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Title: The role of Agribusiness Development Agency (ADA) in developing emerging black commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
Authors: Ndlela, Zenzele 
Keywords: Agribusiness;Black commercial farmers;Development
Issue Date: 2023
Abstract: 
This study sought to examine how the Agribusiness Development Agency (ADA)
supports the growth and development of emerging black (Africans, Indian and coloured)
commercial farmers in KwaZulu Natal (KZN). The study was anchored on the theory of
change which provides a model of how a project management-oriented entity such as
ADA should work. Using qualitative research in the form of in-depth interviews (ten
participants) with emerging farmers supported by ADA, ADA senior managers and KZN
Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development officials and document analysis, the study
found that ADA plays a fundamental role in supporting emerging black commercial
farmers in the study area through provision of grants, production inputs, equipment,
technology, and infrastructure development. Despite the assistance from ADA, findings
indicate that emerging black commercial farmers encounter several challenges that are
both internal and external. The study also provided recommendations on how ADA
should deal with challenges encountered by emerging black commercial farmers.
The following policy suggestions are recommended: Financial services, such as credit,
must be made available to emerging farmers at reasonable interest rates, including
grants with low interest rates for the blended finance scheme, until commercialization.
Requirements for accessing loans, funding, or credit for new farmers should be
restructured or amended based on the farmer's ability to repay the credit rather than the
availability of title deeds or assets as collateral. To gain a better comprehension of their
farming regions and techniques, as well as to improve their communication with
farmers, extension agents should routinely visit the areas where emerging farmers
reside.
Description: 
Mini dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Business Administration (MBA), Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10321/5500
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/5500
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