• Integrating agricultural input expenditure into a partial equilibrium model of the South African agricultural sector 

  Gebrehiwet, Yemane Fisseha; Meyer, Ferdinand; Kirsten, Johann F. (Routledge, 2011-06)

  Most partial equilibrium models of the agricultural sector have not incorporated a dynamic and interlinked module for agricultural input expenditure. The South African Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) model, ...
• Agricultural economics scholarship in South Africa at the crossroads : is it time for a national institute of food, agricultural and resource economics? 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (Routledge, 2011-09)

  This paper reflects on the standing and impact of the work of agricultural economists in South Africa to illustrate the critical decisions faced by the profession as it contemplates its future. The focus is on the agricultural ...
• Landbou opleiding, Landbou - en Natuurwetenskappe, Universiteit van Pretoria 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (RSG Radio Station, South Africa., 2011-07-04)
• Landboukursusse, Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe, Universiteit van Pretoria 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (RSG Radio Station, South Africa, 2011-07-04)
• Market efficiency and welfare effects of inter-sectoral water allocation in South Africa 

  Juana, J.S. (James Sharka); Strzepek, Kenneth M.; Kirsten, Johann F. (IWA Publishing, 2011)

  The need for increased agricultural production to meet the growing demand for food, coupled with concerns for environmental sustainability, economic growth and poverty reduction has increased demand on the already scarce ...
• The new landscape of global agriculture 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-11)

  There are strong indications and evidence that the agricultural and food system as well as the rural areas across the world are experiencing major change. Increased urbanization and the increased affluence in emerging ...
• When probability distributions miss the point : using scenario thinking and stochastic modelling in conjunction 

  Strauss, P.G. (Petrus Gerhardus); Meyer, Ferdinand; Kirsten, Johann F. (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2010-06)

  Abstract available in article.
• Profit efficiency of small and medium scale maize milling enterprises in South Africa 

  Abu, Orefi; Kirsten, Johann F. (Taylor & Francis, 2009-09)

  Despite the reported large margins between producer prices for maize and retail prices for maize meal and the fact that maize meal is a staple food for most of the South African population, there have been only limited ...
• The role of social networks in development of small-scale enterprises in the Chimanimani district of Zimbabwe 

  Zuwarimwe, J.; Kirsten, Johann F. (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2010-03)

  The past decade has witnessed an increased interest in the concept of social networks after the seminal theses of Coleman (1988) and Putnam (1993). An area that has attracted a great deal of interest is the value of social ...
• Agribusiness : key to farming's solution 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (Farmers Weekly, 2009-01-23)

  The private sector leaves supporting emerging farmers to government, while government leaves it to the private sector to find ways of dealing with small producers that make good business sense.
• Who's making defective agriculture policy? 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (Farmers Weekly, 2009-01-09)

  Policy makers work blind without thorough analyses to predict the outcome of their decisions. Without proper analyses and statistics, strategies can be misdirected by the interests or even the good intentions of politicians ...
• Markets don't work without the state 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (Farmers Weekly, 2009-05-29)

  A perceived lack to agricultural markets has thrown the sportlite on the role of government in agricultural marketing. Now possible new draft for the agricultural marketing policy is on the cards.
• Agenda for a newly elected government 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (Farmers Weekly, 2009-01-16)

  Irrespective of result of the next year's election, the new government will still face the same problems in agriculture.
• Karoolam is en smaak anders 

  Kirsten, Johann F.; Botha, Theuns; Trotskie, Dirk (Landbouweekblad, 2009-05-15)

  Navorsers het bevind dat lams- en skaapvleis uit die Karoo inderdaad ’n eiesoortige smaak het. Die koppeling daarvan aan die unieke eienskappe van die Karoo kan met slim bemarking groot voordeel vir Karooboere inhou.
• The impact of South African supermarkets on agricultural development in the SADC: a case study in Zambia, Namibia and Botswana 

  Kirsten, Johann F.; Emongor, Rosemary Akhungu (Agrekon, 2009-03)

  Supermarkets have expanded rapidly in SADC during the last decade, leading to fears that small-scale farmers and food processors could be excluded from access to urban markets. To asses the impact of supermarkets chains ...
• SA agriculture : the next 10 years 

  Kirsten, Johann F. (Farmers Weekly, 2009-05-22)

  The appointment of Tina Joemat Pettersson as agriculture minister has been widely welcomed. Prof Johann Kirsten gazes into the crystal ball for her, and explains what the next decade holds for farming. He suggests elements ...
• The impact of South African supermarkets on agricultural development in the SADC : a case study in Zambia, Namibia and Botswana 

  Emongor, Rosemary Akhungu; Kirsten, Johann F. (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2009-03)

  Supermarkets have expanded rapidly in SADC during the last decade, leading to fears that small-scale farmers and food processors could be excluded from access to urban markets. To assess the impact of supermarket chains ...
• Facilitating decision-making in agriculture by using a system of models 

  Strauss, P.G. (Petrus Gerhardus); Meyer, Ferdinand; Kirsten, Johann F. (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2008-09)

  This article presents a deterministic farm-level model developed to link to an existing partial equilibrium sector-level model of the grain and livestock sectors of South Africa. The objective is to create a linked system ...
• Households’ welfare analyses of the impact of global change on water resources in South Africa 

  Juana, J.S. (James Sharka); Strzepek, Kenneth M.; Kirsten, Johann F. (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2008-09)

  Most of the climate change models for South Africa predict a reduction in freshwater availability by 2050. Population growth is projected at 3% per annum, implying increased domestic water use. In addition to these factors, ...
• Contracting arrangements in agribusiness procurement practices in South Africa 

  Vermeulen, Hester; Kirsten, Johann F.; Sartorius, Kurt (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2008-06)

  This paper presents an overview of contracting arrangements in agribusiness procurement practices in South Africa. The objective of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the structures and issues of raw ...

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