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Theses and Dissertations (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-11-12)The primary marketing of South African mohair has been the topic of much discussion and it has become a contentious issue since producer prices became unusually unstable, producer returns increasingly uncertain, and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-10-12)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-10-12)Please read the abstract in the 00front part of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-11)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-11)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-11-12)Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the developing world have over the years attracted and received billions of US dollars (valued at over US$4 billion annually worldwide) in subsidies and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-08)The main objective of this study is to evaluate the economic potential and opportunities for introducing Genetically Modified (GM) cassava that is Cassava Mosaic Virus (CMV) resistant and has improved starch properties in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-07)This dissertation describes a study undertaken in Limpopo Province and is based on the GPAP project which was created under the auspices of LIMPAST through an established working partnership of ARC-GCI and LDA extension ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-07)This study investigated the role of social capital in the development of rural non-farm enterprises in the Chimanimani district of Zimbabwe. The specific objectives of the study were to explore the use of social capital ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-13)Although Mozambique independent in 1975, public agricultural extension was not established until 1987, through the institutionalization of the National Directorate of Rural Development (DNDR). Since its establishment, human ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-13)Maize production accounts for about 40% of the entire area cultivated in South Africa and is highly sensitive to climate variability. Maize is thus conservatively a staple food for more than 70% of the South African ...
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The role and production of traditional leafy vegetables in three rural communities in South Africa (University of Pretoria, 2009-04-16)Traditional leafy vegetables (TLVs) have formed a part of rural household food security strategies for generations. In an effort understand their role in household food security, the role and production of TLVs (morogo/ ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005)The European Union is proposing that the additional protection for geographical indications afforded to wine and spirits in section 23.1 of the TRIPS agreement be extended to include geographical indications of other ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-12)Please read the abstract in the 00front part of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-09-25)Small-scale wool production at Xume is marked by diversity in technical features and marketing aspects. This study presents the typology case study conducted at Xume, a rural area of Tsomo in the Intsika Yethu Local ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2002)The South African agricultural sector has experienced a long history of state intervention. In the past decade, the marketing of agricultural products has been transformed from a highly regulated to an essentially free ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-09-26)During the apartheid era, Black South Africans in large numbers were forced to live in overcrowded reserves, which were impoverished, homelands and townships through decentralization. Because of the high level of poverty, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)This dissertation highlights the need for a formal methodology to be developed in order to unpack complicated supply chains and to publish information that explains how the farm value or farm to retail price spread of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-04-16)The provision of free basic water for domestic uses and a more equal distribution of water for productive uses are seen as important instruments to redress inequities from the past and eradicate poverty in South Africa ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-09-13)Please read the abstract in the 00front part of this document
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