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Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of the small scale farmers for the production year
2006/2007 in Limpopo province using policy analysis matrix. A total of twelve production systems
were selected. Result shows that all were profitable under market condition with existing policies
and all except Dry land maize had comparative advantage suggesting efficiency in the systems.
Ranking the systems in term of PRC and DRC, irrigated vegetables like Potatoes, cabbages and
tomatoes had higher profitability and comparative advantages than field crops like both dry and
irrigated maize, Peanut and Beans. Despite competiveness in all and comparative advantage in
most systems, these was not due to policy intervention as incentive indicators, e.g. SRP, shows that
all production systems are being taxed indicating little motivation from policies for small scale
farmers to production.