Evaluating factors affecting performance of land reform beneficiaries in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorGandidzanwa, Colleta
dc.contributor.authorVerschoor, Aart-Jan
dc.contributor.authorSacolo, Thabo
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T04:29:40Z
dc.date.available2022-11-23T04:29:40Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-19
dc.description.abstractThe ability of farmers to operate redistributed farms in a profitable and sustainable manner is crucial for both successful integration into agricultural value chains and sustainable production systems. The performance of redistributed farms is becoming increasingly important as the number of redistributed farms increases in light of correcting previous anomalies in land ownership in South Africa while ensuring continued food security. Although much has been done to assess the impact of land reform on macro variables, little has been done to unpack factors associated with the success of redistributed farms. Using a sample of 1956 redistributed farms across the nine provinces of South Africa, the current study employs an ordinary least square regression as well as a generalised logistic regression model to identify factors associated with the success (measured by net farm income and probability to operate at commercially viable scale) of the sampled farms. The results show that infrastructure, support (both technical and financial), and type of market used are significantly associated with the performance of redistributed farms. In addition, the results reveal disparities in performance across provinces and across gender categories. The study provides valuable insight to programme managers on the factors that needs to be enhanced in order to increase the odds of success for redistributed farms.en_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2022en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR).en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainabilityen_US
dc.identifier.citationGandidzanwa, C.; Verschoor, A.J.; Sacolo, T. Evaluating Factors Affecting Performance of Land Reform Beneficiaries in South Africa. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9325. https://DOI.org/10.3390/su13169325.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/su13169325
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88441
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rights© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.en_US
dc.subjectFarmer performanceen_US
dc.subjectProfitabilityen_US
dc.subjectValue chain integrationen_US
dc.subjectLand reform beneficiariesen_US
dc.titleEvaluating factors affecting performance of land reform beneficiaries in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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