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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Abidoye, Babatunde O."
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Banda, Alefa
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Agricultural productivity in the Sub Saharan African (SSA) region has been cited to be low (Suttie & Benfica, 2016). As a result, there is a consistent call for evolution in smallholder farming. In addition to improving ...
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Randela, Mulalo Queen
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Climate change is a major concern worldwide, given its projected impact on agricultural production, especially in semi-arid environments. The production of subtropical fruits, including avocado, in South Africa is also ...
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Tesfay, Gebremeskel Berhane
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
This study examines the intra-gender welfare outcomes both with and without adverse household level shocks using two unique panel datasets, namely Living Standards Measurement Study Integrated Survey (LSMS) and the Feed ...
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Mokhothu, Elliot Tsepiso
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
This study analyses the demand for quality water supply services in the rural settlements of the Qiloane community. This is a non-market valuation of preferences for quality water supply services given no explicit market ...
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Kalaba, Mmatlou W.
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Fifteen countries which are members of the Southern African Development Community
(SADC) have embarked on a regional integration initiative. In 1996, a trade protocol that
aimed to increase trade among members by removing ...
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Adisa, Bidemi Toyosi
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Child labour is closely associated with poverty. However, the direction of causality is an empirical question. There is need to control for potential endogeneity in order to be able to adequately estimate the factors that ...
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Blick, Matthew
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The food-away-from-home (FAFH) sector in South Africa has continued to increase in popularity. This is illustrated by the increased presence of FAFH in the diets of the country’s citizens. However, the sector in South ...
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Lekgau, Sydwell Maletjile
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This study focused on measuring spatial market integration between urban and rural food markets in South Africa. The study was influenced by continual debate on the issue of high food price increases among the basic ...
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Vilakati, Zweli Ntokozo
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This study uses stated preference and cost-based approaches to estimate the benefits to cattle
farmers of controlling invasive alien plant species (IAPS) on communal grazing lands in the
Hhohho region of Swaziland, where ...