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Theses and Dissertations (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-09-06)Please read the abstract in the 00front part of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-14)This study analysed causes of the problem of over-fishing in the Jebel Aulia Reservoir (JAR) in Sudan and investigated reasons behind the failure of current management and policy regimes to promote sustainable management ...
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The land claims process in Limpopo province : a case study of the Makotopong community, South Africa (University of Pretoria, 2009-04-16)There is growing concern in South Africa, especially amongst the rural landless population, regarding the pace and direction of land reform. Some communities have, for five years, been waiting for a decision from government ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-09-06)The thesis presented the results of an investigation into livelihood strategies of rural households in the Hararghe Highlands in the context of population pressure. The human welfare and resource outcomes of rural livelihood ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2002-09-05)The objective of this study is to investigate the role of transaction costs in determining market participation of smallholder farmers. It is expected that the identification of these transaction cost factors could assist ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-29)Many land reform projects have been implemented in South Africa since 1994 in an attempt to redress imbalances in land ownership which resulted from the racially biased policies of the South African government prior to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-09-10)South Africa is experiencing increasing urbanisation and an increase in the number of the poor in urban areas and thus the number of food insecure households in these environments. Formal economic opportunities however ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-09-15)The integration of agriculture in multilateral trade negotiations was a crowning achievement in the reform of world agricultural trade. Restraining trade distortive agricultural policies, which were prevalent in all ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-09)This study has been carried out in one irrigation scheme of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The study assessed the economic performance of a smallholder irrigation scheme (Zanyokwe Irrigation Scheme). The study ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-08-22)Farm profitability and the measurement of such profitability are usually calculated by traditional profitability measures such as return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA), net farm income (NFI) and the operating ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-08-22)A few vertically integrated retail chains increasingly dominate South Africa’s agro-food supply chain. M+M Planet Retail (2004) placed the market concentration among retailers to be as high as 96% for the top four chains ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-08-21)The approach to development finance and sound financial policies are crucial aspects that impact on the success of any development finance institution (DFI). The success of a DFI is measured on the basis of its ability to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-18)This thesis identifies determinants of market participation of smallholder sorghum and millet farmers and proposes strategies for improving their market participation. The study used survey data from 195 smallholder communal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-18)The purpose of the study is to investigate the competitiveness of the South African deciduous fruit canning industry in the global canned fruit market. The study was done in the Western Cape Province, the province where ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009)This study relates market reforms to agricultural trade performance, in particular the export performance of South Africa’s potato industry. The market reform considered here is the deregulation of South Africa’s potato ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-17)In 2003 national heads of African states, including Zambia, met in Maputo and pledged to increase financial resources to the agriculture sector, up to 10 % of their national budgets, in order to meet growth targets. Given ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-16)Maize is the most important grain crop produced in South Africa, serving as a food source for humans and animals, an input provider to other sectors, a source of job creation, a contributor of value added to the national ...
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Capturing the dynamics of the South African sunflower seed market in a partial equilibrium framework (University of Pretoria, 2010-08-16)Sunflower is the most important oilseed crop in South Africa and accounts for approximately 60 % of all oilseeds produced locally. The primary by-products of the sunflower seed crushing industry provides high-value inputs ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-08-16)The Directorate of Extension and Engineering Services (DEES) in the Caprivi Region introduced the concept of Community Action Plan (CAP) in 2005 as a tool for implementing the Farming Systems Research and Extension (FSRE) ...
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Comparative analysis of gender related farm households in the Arsi-Negele farming zone in Ethiopia (University of Pretoria, 2005-08-16)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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