Browsing Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development by Author "Van Huylenbroeck, Guido"

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Efficiency analysis of small-scale wool production in the former Transkei, South Africa

D'Haese, M.F.C. (Marijke); Calus, M.; Kirsten, Johann F.; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido; Bostyn, F. (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2001-12)

A non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to measure the relative efficiency of wool production in the former Transkei. The agricultural activities on the farms are merely non-commercial. Wool is considered ...
New institutional arrangements for rural development : the case of local woolgrowers' associations in the Transkei area, South Africa

D'Haese, M.F.C. (Marijke); Verbeke, Wim; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido; Kirsten, Johann F.; D'Haese, Luc (Routledge, 2005-11)

Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable market outlet for their wool. In response, the South African wool industry built shearing sheds, managed by a local association ...

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