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Theses and Dissertations (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This study evaluates the economic impact of the Cotton YIELD Programme on the agricultural income of smallholder cotton farmers in Zambia. The analysis was based on pooled cross-section data of 300 cotton farmers, collected ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Maize is a staple crop and underpins food security for Zambia. Maize productivity in Zambia is almost half the potential due to low uptake of conservation agricultural practices. This study tests the hypothesis of the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The grain and oil seed industry plays a major role in the South African economy; therefore, having access to market information is vital for this market to remain efficient and competitive. A shortage in market information ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Child labour is closely associated with poverty. However, the direction of causality is an empirical question. There is need to control for potential endogeneity in order to be able to adequately estimate the factors that ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)traders are perceived to extract monopoly rents from farmers by offering very low prices. However, little attempt has been made to understand the behaviour of private traders and the factors that influence their behaviour. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Access to financial services from financial institutions has often proved to be one of the major constraints to rural and smallholder agricultural development in Zimbabwe. However, the ICT revolution across the world leading ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The main purpose of the study was to investigate the extent of sustainable extension support provided to Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) beneficiaries in the Nkangala District of Mpumalanga Province and to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The value and economic contribution of agricultural production in the former homelands of South Africa has become increasingly important to measure because it is critical to our understanding of the role agriculture plays ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This study uses the double-bounded bid elicitation format to estimate how much households in the Khalong-la-Lithunya wetland area (KWA) would be WTP (on top of monthly water bills) for wetland resource conservation, and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)In Swaziland, maize is important for food security, yet its production is low and the country has not achieved self-sufficiency. Swaziland has had a shortfall in domestic maize production since independence. About 80 percent ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The size of the South African tobacco industry has been shrinking over the last 20 years. Tobacco production has decreased by 54% between 1990 and 2014. Along with the decline in the area of tobacco planted, the number of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Internationally acclaimed institutions within the development field, such as the United Nations (UN) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), have taken a keen interest in the cooperative model as a mechanism that ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Economic sustainability of land reform agricultural projects is considered an essential aspect of food security and economic growth in South Africa. With agriculture identified as an engine of economic growth, especially ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Using key informant interviews and a detailed household survey, this study compares Bela-Bela and Bjatladi Communal Property Associations (CPAs) across six categories of indicators known to facilitate sustainable collective ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This study uses the double-bounded willingness to pay (WTP) bid elicitation format to test whether the institution providing improved solid waste management (SWM) services in the Matsapha peri-urban area of Swaziland ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Smallholder irrigation farming is potentially transformative to poor communities. Although previous studies have examined the relationship between smallholder irrigation farming and livelihoods in South Africa, little ...
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The role of contracts in improving access to credit in the smallholder livestock sector of Swaziland (University of Pretoria, 2016)The study investigates the role of contract farming in improving access to credit for smallholder cattle producers, cattle finishers and traders in Swaziland. The contracts are verbal or informal and involve smallholder ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This study uses the double-bounded bid elicitation format to test whether the location of water source points significantly influences households? WTP for improved water supply reliability in Maseru City, Lesotho. Maseru ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Land reform is a key aspect of social and economic development in South Africa, both as a way of redressing past injustice and addressing the problem of poverty in the country, especially in rural areas. Empirical evidence, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The goal of this study was to develop a framework for improving coordination in the provision of Agricultural Support Services (ASS) in the Oshikoto region of Namibia. The research questions that were addressed were: Who ...
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