Adoption of horticulture projects and their effects on socio-economic development of local community in Mahobong community, Lesotho
| dc.contributor.author | Matsoso, Khamokha | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Macheka, Maxwell T | |
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| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-05T12:08:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-06-05T12:08:39Z | |
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| dc.description.abstract | Horticulture sector has emerged as a critical tool for reducing poverty and attaining economic growth globally. It is against this backdrop, that this study assesses the effects of horticulture to the socio-economic development of smallholder farmers in Leribe. The study used mixed research methods incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data, using a case study of farmers and the local community in Mahobong, Leribe. Face to face interviews and questionnaires were used to collect data from a total of 35 purposively sampled participants. The findings of the study revealed the positive contribution of horticulture farming, to economic development of the farmers and the local community through income generation and job creation. The results of the study further indicated that horticulture farming contributed to social development, by enabling farmers to afford social benefits like healthcare access, education, shelter, food and water bills because of horticulture farming. The findings of the study also highlighted the various challenges like bad weather conditions, expensive agricultural inputs, lack of markets, theft and snakes that the farmers came across as they were farming their fruits. The study concludes that adoption of horticulture farming serves as a catalyst to both social and economic development of the farmers and other local people. Therefore, the study recommends that in order to increase fruits production, the Government of Lesotho should subsidise agricultural inputs for horticulture farmers. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Manpower Development Secretariat | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14155/2305 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | National University of Lesotho | |
| dc.title | Adoption of horticulture projects and their effects on socio-economic development of local community in Mahobong community, Lesotho | |
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