The origins, functioning and business model impact of the Sustainable Cotton Cluster in South Africa

dc.contributor.advisorJordaan, Daniel du Plessis Scheepers
dc.contributor.coadvisorMostert, Christiaan
dc.contributor.emailmkhanyisierick@gmail.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateDlamini, Mkhanyisi Erick
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-16T11:30:57Z
dc.date.available2023-02-16T11:30:57Z
dc.date.created2023-04
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionMini Dissertation (MSc Agric (Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2023en_US
dc.description.abstractCotton is produced in several countries globally for its economic benefit predominantly to manufacture a wide variety of fabrics suitable for wearing apparel, home furnishings, and for other industrial applications. However, over the past two decades, the production of cotton in South Africa has declined from over 25,000 metric tonnes in the 2004/2005 season to only about 5,000 metric tonnes in 2013/2014 a staggering 80% drop in yields. Farmers had switched to producing alternative crops because cotton was no longer profitable and was susceptible to high fluctuations in world cotton prices. Providentially, the formation of the Sustainable Cotton Cluster in the South African cotton value chain turned around the production of cotton locally and significant increase in yields were realised after the 2013/2014 season. This study investigated the origins, functioning and impact of the Sustainable Cotton Cluster in the revival of the cotton industry in South Africa. The study employed a qualitative research design and more specifically a case study approach to investigate in greater depth the understandings and/or perspectives on origins, functioning and impact of Sustainable Cotton Cluster in South Africa. It specifically applied thematic analysis for the concise explanations and understanding of the complex issues that have emerged on the existence of the cotton cluster. Results of the research showed that the cluster was formed mainly to revive the competitiveness of the cotton industry, to serve local market, to overcome high production costs, and to close gaps on information flow. Fundamentally, cotton clusters eliminated information asymmetries across the cotton production value chain and aided the establishment of a profitable business venture for both small-scale and large-scale cotton producers.en_US
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dc.description.degreeMSc Agric (Agricultural Economics)en_US
dc.description.departmentAgricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Developmenten_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAfrican Economic Research Consortium (Collaborative Masters in Agricultural and Applied Economics)en_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89636
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectCottonen_US
dc.subjectCluster
dc.subjectWearing apparel
dc.subjectIntegration
dc.subjectBusiness model impact
dc.subjectSustainable Cotton Cluster
dc.titleThe origins, functioning and business model impact of the Sustainable Cotton Cluster in South Africaen_US
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_US

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