Browsing Research Articles (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development) by Title

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  • Irrigation water value at small-scale schemes : evidence from the North West Province, South Africa 
    Speelman, Stijn; Farolfi, Stefano; Perret, S. (Sylvain); D'Haese, Luc; D'Haese, M.F.C. (Marijke) (Taylor & Francis, 2008)
    Insight into the value of water is essential to support policy decision making about investments in the water sector, efficient allocation of water and water pricing. However, information on irrigation water values at ...
  • Is agricultural extension positioned to promote agripreneurship in South Africa? 
    Stevens, Joseph Benjamin (South African Society for Agricultural Extension, 2017)
    A shift from agriculture to agribusiness is an essential pathway to revitalise small-scale agriculture in South Africa and to make it more attractive and a profitable venture. The question is whether small-scale farmers ...
  • Is agricultural sector growth a precondition for economic growth? The case of South Africa 
    Poonyth, D.; Hassan, Rashid M.; Kirsten, Johann F.; Calcaterra, M. (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2001-06)
    In this paper a simple growth model is adapted to explain the effect of the agricultural sectors' growth on the non-agricultural sector. The empirical results suggest that for a 1% growth in the agricultural sector, the ...
  • Is geographic diversification sufficient to limit contract grower risk? 
    Geyser, Mariette; Louw, Andre; Botha, Louis (Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa, 2009-03)
    Lending and financial institutions have looked for a variety of ways to expand their portfolios into agriculture, but because of the risks associated with lending to farmers who lack traditional forms of collateral, they ...
  • An iterative construction of multi-agent models to represent water supply and demand dynamics at the catchment level 
    Farolfi, Stefano; Muller, Jean-Pierre; Bonte, Bruno (Elsevier, 2010-03)
    Companion Modelling (ComMod) is an iterative approach of modelling in interaction with local stakeholders. KatAWARE is a multi-agent model constructed through a ComMod process with the Water User Association of the Kat ...
  • The Karoo meat of origin certification scheme : a silver bullet? 
    Van der Merwe, Melissa; Kirsten, Johann F.; Trienekens, Jacques H. (Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018-09)
    The Karoo Meat of Origin certification scheme is the first certification scheme established to differentiate and protect a region of origin meat product in South Africa. Although this scheme has come a long way in protecting ...
  • Key factors for the improvement of smallholder farmers' participation in agro-processing industries of Gauteng province of Republic of South Africa : lessons for the extension advisory services 
    Mmbengwa, V.M.; Rambau, K.; Rakuambo, J.N.; Qin, X. (South African Society for Agricultural Extension, 2020-12)
    This study aims at identifying factors that could be used as parameters to improve the smallholder farmers' participation in the agro-processing industries of Gauteng province in order to enhance job creation and ...
  • The lack of food intake data and the consequences thereof 
    Van Heerden, I.V.; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-02)
    Generally, South African researchers working in the fields of nutrition and dietetics collect food intake data as a first step towards determining the nutritional status of various populations. However, on publication, the ...
  • Land affairs and rural development ; agriculture : 2009 (1) 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2009)
    According to a recent announcement (‘Achievements and challenges: Rural development’), the ANC is committed to a ‘comprehensive and clear rural development strategy linked to land and agrarian reform’. In this regard the ...
  • Land matters : 2008 (2) 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies,UNISA, 2008)
    Apparently, the State possesses approximately four million properties that are unknown to the Departments that must deal with these specific pieces of land or buildings. Local governments, especially, are not aware of all ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2009 (2) 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2009)
    Grave concerns were raised as to whether the overall land reform programme embarked upon in 1994 has really been successful (Van der Walt ‘Hoekom grondhervorming misluk’ Burger (2009-08-28) ); Barnard ‘Zuma moet ingryp ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2010 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2011)
    In some municipal areas, land grabbing was instigated which led to illegal clearing of land and settlement even within wetland areas (Coetzee ‘Jeugliga-hoof deel grond uit’ Beeld (2009-08-11) . In the Tshwane Metro Council ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2011 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus); Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958- (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2011)
    In this note on land, the most important measures and court decisions pertaining to restitution, land redistribution, land reform, housing, land use planning, deeds, sectional titles, agriculture and rural development are ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2012 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2012)
    The Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform announced in April 2012 that land reform changes will be implemented relating to the 'commercial willing-buyer, willing-seller and traditional land tenure property ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2012(1) 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2013)
    No abstract available.
  • Land matters and rural development : 2013 (2) 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2013)
    Three new Policy Frameworks were published on 23 July 2013 (see Land Reform below). This recent increase in legislative and policy document activity may be linked to the Government's general reconsideration of land reform ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2014 (1) 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (Unisa Press, 2014-01)
    Leading up to the 2014 pre-election period, land reform matters received more attention than in the preceding two years. The centenary of the 1913 Land Act also drew attention to the plight of many people who are still ...
  • Land reform in South Africa : options to consider for the future 
    Van Zyl, Johan; Van Rooyen, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes); Kirsten, Johann F.; Van Schalkwyk, Herman Daniel (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1994)
    The paper examines alternative modalities for the forthcoming process of land reform in South Africa. It is argued that the criteria of relieving rural poverty and maximizing allocative efficiency will conflict to some ...
  • Larvicidal activity of Neem oil and three plant essential oils from Senegal against Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) 
    Ngom, Saliou; Perez, Raimundo Cabrera; Mbow, Ma Anta; Fall, Rokhaya; Niassy, Saliou; Cosoveanu, Andreea; Diop, Serigne Mbacke; Ndiaye, El Hadji Barka; Diop, Moussoukhoye; Lognay, Georges (Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01)
    OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the insecticide, larvicidal and repellent activity of the essential oils from Callistemon viminalis, Melaleuca leucadendron, and Hyptis suaveolens against Chrysodeixis chalcites and to compare it ...
  • Legitimacy and ethics or deterrence factors : which are more important for compliance with regulations among the artisanal fishers of Sudan? 
    Abusin, Sana Awad; Hassan, Rashid M. (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2014)
    This study applied a modified deterrence model to evaluate the effectiveness of legitimacy and ethical factors compared to deterrence measures for compliance with mesh size regulation in the Jebel Aulia Reservoir of ...