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Understanding land acquisitions in Namibia’s communal land: Impacts and policy implications
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Large-scale land acquisitions by both foreign and local investors
for agriculture, forestry and wildlife purposes, among others,
remain a major challenge for African governments. Between
2000 and 2011, the Namibian ...
Joint ventures in the flag Boshielo irrigation scheme, South Africa: A history of smallholders, states and business
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In the global debates on the modes of farming,
including irrigated farming, that are viable for the
majority of rural people, three models prevail:
(i) smallholder family farming; (ii) farming led by
agribusiness’ ...
Scoping study on the development and sustainable utilisation of inland fisheries in South Africa: Volume 2. Case studies of small-scale inland fisheries
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Small- scale fishing on inland waters is a widespread livelihood activity which has been overlooked in
environmental policy and management arrangements flowing from South Africa’s democratic Constitution.
This has ...
Scoping study on the development and sustainable utilisation of inland fisheries in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
South Africa’s inland fishery resource endowment has been overlooked as a means of supporting sustainable
livelihoods in the democratic era, lacking a guiding policy and legislation aligned with the country’s rightsbase ...
Study of sugarcane outgrowing at Kilombero
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
Accessing bank finance in relation to human capital, gender and race among SMMEs in a developing economy
(IEEE, 2015)
Small, Micro and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) contribute to the national economy significantly. However, many SMMEs have difficulties in accessing bank finance due to the lower level of their human capital and scarce ...
Zimbabwe’s contested large-scale land-based investment: The chisumbanje ethanol project
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Zimbabwe’s fast-track land reform from 2000 onward yielded
significant land transfers, but led the country to face debilitating
production challenges and lack of investment in agriculture.
Since then, Zimbabwe has not ...
Space, markets and employment in agricultural development: South Africa country report
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Throughout much of the developing world, including sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture is
frequently viewed as central to efforts to foster development and reduce poverty. Key
conceptual and policy issues accordingly raised ...
Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa: voices of the people
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This book presents case studies of large-scale land deals in Southern Africa. It aims to provide an accessible and vivid window into the lived realities and responses of rural people who are affected by such deals. For ...
Africa's land rush: rural livelihoods and agrarian change
(James Currey, 2015)
This book is 'the most historically grounded, lucid and nuanced understanding to date of the complex political economy of the contemporary rush for land in Africa' according to Professor Adebayo Olukoshi, Director of of ...