Chauke, P. K.Pfumayaramba, T. K.Chivenge, Wilson2015-02-022015-02-022015-02-02Chivenge, W. 2015. Determinants of access to farm credit by emerging farmers of Thulamela Local Municipality, South Africa. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/233http://hdl.handle.net/11602/233Dpartment of Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessMSc.AECThis study seeks to determine the costs and benefits associated with the value­ addition process at Tshivhase/ Mukumbani tea estate, Vhembe District, Limpopo province of South Africa. Tshivhase/ Mukumbani tea estate was under precarious economic conditions and in its endeavour to revamp its operations; the estate adopted the value-addition process. The major aim of this study is to determine whether the value-addition activity is a sound investment decision by reviewing the costs incurred and the benefits accrued when the activity was adopted. Cost benefit analysis is a strategy or formula for evaluating the potential for any type of operation or project within the confines of the company or organisation. The main purpose of a cost benefit analysis is to ascertain if conducting a project, activity or operation is feasible, given the current circumstances of the organisation. With regard to tea, manufacturers may add value by blending, branding or packaging the tea before selling it to consumers. To assess the viability of the initiative, the Net Present Value (NPV) and the benefit cost ratio (BCR) were used. The time series primary data used for the analysis were obtained during 2005-2012 period. The results show that the value addition initiative was not viable for the period under review. Using a 10% discount rate, the NPV and BCR were found to be -69281681.19 and 0.380647627 respectively. This entails that the initiative is not viable and therefore there is need for the tea estate to revise its strategies. The identified challenges include high input costs, high minimum wages and stiff competition. One of the strategies could be investing on capital than on human capital since labour contributes 60% of its total costs.1 online resource (ix, 77 leaves): color illustrations, color mapsenUniversity of VendaAccess to creditUCTDCredit constraitsFarm creditEmerging farmers332.710968257Farmers -- South Africa -- LimpopoAgricultural credit -- South Africa -- LimpopoAgriculture -- Finance -- South Africa -- LimpopoRural credit -- South Africa -- LimpopoDissertationChivenge W. Determinants of access to farm credit by emerging farmers of Thulamela Local Municipality, South Africa. []. , 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/233Chivenge, W. (2015). <i>Determinants of access to farm credit by emerging farmers of Thulamela Local Municipality, South Africa</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/233Chivenge, Wilson. <i>"Determinants of access to farm credit by emerging farmers of Thulamela Local Municipality, South Africa."</i> ., , 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/233TY - Dissertation AU - Chivenge, Wilson DA - 2015-02-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Access to credit KW - Credit constraits KW - Farm credit KW - Emerging farmers LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2015 T1 - Determinants of access to farm credit by emerging farmers of Thulamela Local Municipality, South Africa TI - Determinants of access to farm credit by emerging farmers of Thulamela Local Municipality, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/233 ER -