Clifton Makate
International Centre For Tropical Agriculture (ciat), Box Mp228, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Determinants Of Small To Medium Enterprises (smes) Performance In The Zimbabwean Informal Metal Fabrication Industry: Evidence From Firm Level Data
Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are an essential part of the economic fabric in developing countries and they play a vital role in furthering growth, innovation and prosperity. In developing countries, SMEs are praised for their role in creating employment, making new products and services available to consumers, contribution to GDP and in serving as an entrepreneurial seedbed. This paper

Clifton Makate
University Of Zimbabwe, Centre For Applied Social Science (cass), Ciat, Harare, Zimbabwe
Technical Efficiency Performance Of Metal Fabricating Small To Medium Enterprises In Zimbabwe: Implications For Agricultural Development
SMEs are a fundamental part of the economic fabric in developing countries and they play a crucial role in furthering growth, innovation and prosperity. In Zimbabwe, the SME sector has been reckoned by smallholders; farmers, miners etc. as it supplies intermediate technologies to resource-poor small scale players. This paper employs a stochastic frontier production function and technical inefficiency effects model

Clifton Makate
Socio-economist, Ciat, Box Mp228, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Profitability Analysis Of Tabasco Chillies Grown By Smallholder Farmers In Nyanga District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
This study analysed the profitability of tabasco chillies production in Nyanga and soci-economic factors impacting on profitability. The study used data collected from a sample of 119 smallholder farmers. Average gross margin per hectare was US$1,215.37. Average GRR and NRR per hectare were estimated at 1.14 and 0.94 respectively. The significant factors having a positive impact on profitability is market

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