Research, Policy and Practice
Table 7 Perceived market challenges faced by the beneficiaries of the Nguni Cattle Project in Eastern Cape
Market challenges | Number of beneficiaries (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amathole (No. = 60) | OR Tambo (No. = 16) | Joe Gqabi (No. = 5) | Alfred Nzo (No. = 14) | Chris Hani (No. = 13) | Sarah Baartman (No. = 12) | Total (No. = 120) | |
Lack of transportation | 3 (4.7) | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.2) | 2 (12.5) | 3 (25) | 10 (8.3) |
Inability to meet market standards | 20 (33.3) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (10) | 4 (28.6) | 4 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 30 (25) |
Undesirable breed by the market | 11 (18.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (90) | 0 (0) | 2 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 17 (14.2) |
Few cattle numbers | 23 (38.3) | 9 (56) | 0 (0) | 6 (42.8) | 4 (33.3) | 8 (70) | 50 (41.7) |
Market distance | 1 (1.8) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.5) |
Lack of market information | 2 (3.3) | 4 (28.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (17.8) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (5) | 10 (8.3) |