ABSTRACT

This article seeks to establish the social and environmental consequences of artisanal mining on economic sustainability of agricultural food supply chains in Zimbabwe. Following a descriptive research design, interviews were conducted with 36 farmers. Interviewees were purposively sampled from potential respondents in Southern Zimbabwe. Interview results were triangulated with data from published reports and newspaper articles. Data was analysed using NVivo application version 12, and presented in vignettes. The results of this study are useful to artisanal miners, farmers, and government. Recommendations for further studies are given.

中文翻译：

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手工采矿与农业食品供应链的可持续性：津巴布韦南部冲突的影响

摘要

本文旨在确定手工采矿对津巴布韦农业食品供应链经济可持续性的社会和环境影响。按照描述性研究设计，对 36 名农民进行了访谈。受访者是有目的地从津巴布韦南部的潜在受访者中抽取的。采访结果与来自已发表报告和报纸文章的数据进行了三角测量。使用 NVivo 应用程序版本 12 分析数据，并以小插图的形式呈现。这项研究的结果对手工采矿者、农民和政府很有用。给出了进一步研究的建议。