Saul Ngarava

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Natural Sciences, University of Lincoln

Profile Articles

I am a researcher at the School of Natural Science, College of Health and Natural Science, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

I have a PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa, with a thesis entitled: Evaluating livestock development programmes through the production risk interface: Case of the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) scheme in South Africa. I also obtained an MSc in agriculture (agricultural economics) (University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa), an MBA (National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) and a BSc in agriculture (agricultural economics) (University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe).

Experience

• 2025–present Research associate, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
• 2023–2024 Research fellow, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University
• 2020–2023 Research fellow, Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre, University of Fort Hare
• 2018–2020 Postdoctoral fellow, University of Fort Hare
• 2015–2018 Senior tutor, University of Fort Hare
• 2016–2017 Researcher, University of Fort Hare
• 2013–2015 Teacher, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Zimbabwe
• 2005–2008 Administrator, AFO Security, Pvt Ltd., Zimbabwe

Education

• 2019 University of Fort Hare, PhD Agriculture (Agricultural Economics)
• 2016 University of Fort Hare, MSc Agriculture (Agricultural Economics)
• 2015 National University of Science and Technology, MBA
• 2010 University of Zimbabwe, BSc Agriculture (Agricultural Economics)

Publications

• 2023 Factors influencing the perceptions of smallholder farmers towards adoption of digital technologies in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Agriculture
• 2023 Aquaculture production, GHG emission and economic growth in Sub-Sahara Africa, Environmental Challenges
• 2023 Impact of Extension Services on the Use of Climate Change Coping Strategies for Smallholder Ruminant Livestock Farmers in Raymond Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE)
• 2023 Quality of Climate Change Extension Services Provided to Smallholder Farmers in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE)
• 2023 Aquaculture production in the midst of GHG emissions in South Africa, Water
• 2023 Implications of land restitution as a Transformative Social Policy for Water-Energy-Food (WEF) insecurity in Magareng Local Municipality, South Africa, Land Use Policy
• 2023 Effectiveness of the indigent support policy on food insecurity in South Africa: Experiences from Matatiele Local Municipality, Heliyon
• 2022 Determinants of Food Access in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, South Africa, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
• 2022 A Systematic Review of Climate Change Risks to Communal Livestock Production and Response Strategies in South Africa, Frontiers in Animal Science
• 2022 Household level determinants of food security in the city of tshwane, south Africa, Rynnye Lyan Resources
• 2022 Gender and ethnic disparities in energy poverty: The case of South Africa, Energy Policy
• 2022 The invisible crisis: the determinants of local food insecurity in Gauteng municipalities, South Africa, British food journal
• 2022 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the South African tobacco and alcohol industries: Experiences from British American Tobacco and Distell Group Limited, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C
• 2022 Empirical analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in South Africa, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C
• 2022 Differentiated Intra-Household Food Utilisation in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, South Africa, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
• 2022 The Interconnectedness of Food Availability, Utilisation and Access from Sustainable Home-Gardens in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, South Africa, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
• 2022 Coping Strategies and Determinants of Food Availability Amid Climate Change in Rural Communities of Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
• 2021 Determinants of participation in livestock development programmes: Evidence from South Africa's Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) scheme, African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
• 2021 Factors that Influence Household Food Security in Hamburg and Melani, Eastern Cape, South Africa, African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
• 2021 Determinants of water security for rural households: Empirical evidence from Melani and Hamburg communities, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
• 2021 Long term relationship between food, energy and water inflation in South Africa, Water-Energy Nexus
• 2021 Relationship between economic diversification and CO2 emissions: ARDL-EC modeling in South Africa, Development Studies Research
• 2021 Vulnerability of settlements to floods in South Africa: A focus on Port St Johns, The increasing risk of floods and tornadoes in Southern Africa
• 2021 Impacts of floods on livestock production in Port St Johns, South Africa, The increasing risk of floods and tornadoes in Southern Africa
• 2021 Household water-energy-food security nexus: Empirical evidence from Hamburg and Melani communities in South Africa, International Journal of Development and Sustainability
• 2021 assessment on the impacts of smallholder farming to improving livelihoods of rural dwellers of Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, African Journal of Development Studies
• 2021 Rural community use and perception of rangeland products in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, African Journal of Science, Technology, innovation and Development
• 2021 Identifying priority areas for value creation in the Zimbabwean Pork Industry, Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
• 2020 Qualitative Benefits of Livestock Development Programmes. Evidence from the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in South Africa, Evaluation and Program Planning
• 2020 Agricultural Research and Development Expenditure, Productivity and Adoption as a Panacea to Improved Rural Livelihoods: A Review of Literature, The Journal of Social Sciences Research
• 2020 Determinants of Food Security Amongst Smallholder Farmers Utilising Different Maize Varieties in OR Tambo District, South Africa, The Journal of Social Sciences Research
• 2020 Rural Community Use and Perception of Rangeland Products in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, African Journal of Science, Technology, innovation and Development
• 2020 Constraints in Livestock Development Programmes. Experiences from the Konafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, The Journal of Social Sciences Research
• 2020 Impact of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) on agricultural production: A tobacco success story in Zimbabwe?, Land Use Policy
• 2020 Determinants of participation in livestock development programmes. Evidence from South Africa's Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme, African Journal of Science, Technology, innovation and Development
• 2019 ) Market Awareness and Participation for Cattle Farmers in the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Agriculture
• 2019 Gendered Water Insecurity: A Structural Equation Approach for Female Headed Households in South Africa, Water
• 2019 Impact of Government Expenditure on Agricultural Productivity in South Africa, The Journal of Social Sciences Research
• 2019 Pricing Strategies in Pork-based Agribusinesses: Evidence from Zimbabwe, Southern African Business Review
• 2019 Determinants of Genetically Modified (GM) Maize Adoption and the Intensity of Adoption in OR Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, GM Crops and Food
• 2019 Marketing Mix Strategy Determinants in Pork-based Agri-businesses: Experiences from Zimbabwe, Acta Comercii
• 2019 Achieving Food Security in a Climate Change Environment: Considerations for Environmental Kuznet Curve Use in the South African Agricultural Sector, Climate
• 2018 Factors Influencing Number of Post-Harvest Practices Adopted by Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe, International Journal of Development and Sustainability
• 2018 Determinants of Pricing Objectives and Price Flexibility Policies of Pork-Based Agribusinesses in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, South African Journal of Economic and Management Science
• 2018 Tobacco Farmers' Vulnerability to Climate Change: Evidence from Land Reform Farmers in Zimbabwe, Indian Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences
• 2018 Determinants of Informal Land Renting Pricing Decisions by A1 and A2 Farmers in Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe, Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies
• 2018 Benefits of an Irrigation Scheme and its Determinants to Surrounding Peripheral Rural Communities, Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies
• 2018 Sustainability Crisis of Zimbabwe's Agricultural Land Tenure: A Review, International Journal of Development and Sustainability
• 2018 Rural Income Portfolios, Compositions, Diversity and Determinants: Evidence from Nyandeni Local Municipality, South Africa, International Journal of Development and Sustainability
• 2018 Analysis of Factors that Influence Market Channel Choice of Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe, International Journal of Development and Sustainability
• 2018 Farmer Perceptions in Mashonaland East Province on Zimbabwe's Agricultural Land Rental Policy, Land Use Policy
• 2018 Labour Dynamics in Climate and Techno Reliant Small Scale Maize Production, Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies
• 2018 Determinants of Risk Behaviour in Livestock Development Programs: Evidence from South Africa's Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme, Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies
• 2017 The risk and perception nexus affecting Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A review, Agricultural, allied science and biotechnology for sustainability of agriculture, nutrition and food security
• 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Inflow, Capital Formation and Employment in South Africa: A Time Series Analysis, International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies

Professional Memberships

• Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA)
• African Association of Agricultural Economists
• International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)

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