Family Pigs (7)(15)(5) Mixed levels of formal Raising pigs Access to education of the producers piggery units (Matric, Std 11, No constructed by schooling) WCDOA Social networks Social grants More than 10 years of Other unspecified livelihood activities farming experience with pigs Factors enhancing livelihood security Enabling influences Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental Local informal markets Ongoing support from for pigs WCDOA Lease on commonage Access to training land which enables support from WCDOA Access to fully equipped piggery unit constructed through CASP Seasonal work opportunities Social grants Factors undermining livelihood security Shocks and stresses Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental High feed costs Low level of organisation Fire risk among piggery producers Economics of small scale Unequal access to Animal health risks production unknown facilities some – producers in constructed piggery units, others informal Poor maintenance of infrastructure Limited potential to scale
Family Pigs (7)(15)(5) Access to piggery units constructed by WCDOA Mixed levels of formal education of the producers (Matric, Std 11, No schooling) Raising pigs Social networks Social grants More than 10 years of farming experience with pigs Other unspecified livelihood activities Factors enhancing livelihood security Enabling influences Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental Local informal markets for pigs Ongoing support from WCDOA Lease on commonage land which enables support from WCDOA Access to training Access to fully equipped piggery unit constructed through CASP Seasonal work opportunities Social grants Factors undermining livelihood security Shocks and stresses Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental High feed costs Low level of organisation among piggery producers Fire risk Economics of small scale production unknown Unequal access to facilities – some producers in constructed piggery units, others informal Animal health risks Poor maintenance of infrastructure Limited potential to scale
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