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Theses and Dissertations (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)One of the biggest challenges gripping the South African economy and society as a whole is the dualism that has arisen as a result of previous regimes’ disempowering legislation and attitudes towards black people. This is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Community Based Conservation (CBC) is an approach that started in the 1980’s due to protests and clashes between conservation bodies and local neighbouring communities because of attempts to only protect environmental ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study used farm-level data to test whether contract farming can account for technical efficiency differentials amongst smallholder tobacco farmers from Hurungwe District in Zimbabwe independent of self-selection bias, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Gender equality is fundamental to reducing malnutrition. In policy practice, gender is often misconstrued to mean women, when in fact it refers to men and women’s roles and responsibilities and the relationships between ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Credit is important because it enables farmers to increase agricultural production. Access to credit from commercial banks for smallholder farmers enhances productivity and promotes farmer development. It plays an important ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Invasive alien plants (IAPS) in South Africa threaten the functioning of natural ecosystems. In 1995, the national government established a programme called Working for Water Programme (WFW) aimed at eradicating invasive ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The purpose of the study was to determine the role the Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) played in poverty reduction in OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape Province, and to determine farmers’ perceptions on ADPs in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Our world, as we know it, is changing faster than what scientific evidence has thus far predicted. Globally, we see an increased occurrence of indeterminate and unpredictable climatic events changing the daily livelihood ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Soybean meal remains the most essential and favoured protein source in the production of animal feed. When analysing the South African soybean industry there seems to be a general perception that South African produced ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The lack of financial inclusion among rural, smallholder farmers in the developing world remains widespread, and particular so in sub-Saharan Africa, where as little as four percent of the population have access to a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The inefficiency of smallholder production in Swaziland renders the country a net importer of horticultural products, yet the geographic and climatic conditions are suitable for sufficient crop production to achieve food ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The study identified the factors responsible for the success and failure of extension performance management systems in extension service delivery in the Southern and Kweneng Districts of Botswana. Performance management ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Climate change is a major concern worldwide, given its projected impact on agricultural production, especially in semi-arid environments. The production of subtropical fruits, including avocado, in South Africa is also ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study analyses the demand for quality water supply services in the rural settlements of the Qiloane community. This is a non-market valuation of preferences for quality water supply services given no explicit market ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The uncertain nature of agricultural production makes risk management essential in providing farmers with protection against potential losses. Crop insurance is a sustainable risk management tool that ensures the sustainability ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The need for a vibrant and sustainable agricultural sector in Africa was recognised by the African Union in its Maputo declaration on agriculture and food security in 2003. Member states committed to allocating at least ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The Southern African Development Community (SADC) displayed notable success in pushing for trade liberalisation through tariff reductions. This was achieved following the signing of the SADC protocol on trade in 1996. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The study identifies the constraints faced by communal livestock farmers and the opportunities which exist to develop communal livestock production in Nyandeni Local Municipality in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In the wake of increasing private investment in crop breeding research and the release of new varieties by global biotech companies such as Monsanto, there is rightfully a question related to the benefits from wheat varietal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This thesis examines factors influencing smallholder dairy farmers’ participation in interlocked contractual arrangements, the nature and level of participation, the role of interlocked contractual arrangements in promoting ...
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