ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the processes by which some households have taken advantage of new opportunities, while others are lagging behind. It discusses decision-making by peasants based on their access to information and knowledge, means of communication and capacity to translate these resources into economic benefits. The chapter finds that while production assets were collectivised during the co-operative period and then distributed rather equally in the early 1980s, peasant groups have differentiated access to information and knowledge. This then has significant implications on their economic diversification strategies under various political and economic contexts.
