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Theses and Dissertations (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-06-04)Please read the section 05chapter5 (General summary and conclusions, especially p168-170) of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-06-07)This thesis argues that the full impact of Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) driven research, that works to enhance not only agricultural production and productivity but also market linkages cannot be captured effectively ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-06-02)Please read the abstract in the section, 00front, of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-09-13)In the past decade South Africa experienced major political and economic changes. In addition to these major changes, South Africa is a highly diverse country and a country of extremes in many respects. Within this dynamic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-05-31)Access to loans and credit facilities has been, and still is, a major problem for a large portion of the South African society. The problem is particularly significant in the disadvantaged and rural areas where the majority ...
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Mapping the economic structure and organisation of selected South African mango export supply chains (University of Pretoria, 2012)This dissertation is the outcome of a study to map the economic structure and organisation of two selected mango export chains from South Africa by applying selected supply chain analysis tools. The study is part of an ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010)Agricultural input expenditures have not been widely incorporated in most partial equilibrium models. Thus, investigating the effect of economic policies and other exogenous factors on the agricultural sector will produce ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-06-02)This study had two main objectives. One objective was to measure the aggregate impact of climate change on income from all agricultural production systems (crop, livestock and mixed) in Africa and to predict future impacts ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-04-18)The goal of this study was two fold. First, to investigate the determinants of soil fertility management and conservation practices in Uganda, with particular interest in the role of poverty, social capital and land tenure. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-06-02)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-06-02)This thesis aimed at measuring the economic costs of soil degradation and to determine factors that influence the incidence and extent of adoption of soil conservation technologies by smallholder farmers in Malawi. A dynamic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-06-02)The objective of this study is to look into the changes in land-use patterns on the mostly private land properties brought about by the envisaged Dinokeng Pilot Project on State-owned land properties since it was introduced ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-05-29)One of the latest trends in the market for food products is the desire amongst consumers to know the origin of the products they purchase and to feel physically or emotionally connected to the farm and the producer. However, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)The Sustainable Restitution Support – South Africa (SRS-SA) program aimed at the development of a post-settlement support model that could be used to support beneficiaries of land reform in South Africa, especially those ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-05-27)In many Western countries and elsewhere, agriculture commodity exchanges have been in existence for centuries. However, Africa did not follow the same route for various reasons. The main reason is that commercial production ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-05-24)Maize is the most grown staple crop in Africa, and white maize is of particular importance because it is the dominant staple food particularly throughout southern Africa to the extent that maize shortages lead to food ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-04-24)The South African agricultural sector underwent a significant amount of institutional and structural changes during the past two decades, especially in the aftermath South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994 and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-05-23)Please read the abstract in the section, 00front, of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-06-02)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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