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Understanding South African food and agricultural policy: Implications for agri-food value chains, regulation, and formal and informal livelihoods
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016-08)
In order to create credibility and sustainability between policies, to avoid political confusion and to
reassure “investor confidence”, a clear agri-food policy package needs to be in place. To achieve this,
policy ...
Livelihoods after land reform
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
In 1990, Namibia emerged from colonial rule with a skewed distribution of agricultural
land and high levels of poverty. The new government led by SWAPO Party initiated a
process to address the land question within the ...
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’ ...
The informal sector’s role in food security: A missing link in policy debates?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016-09)
This paper aims to review what is currently known about the role played by the informal sector in general
and informal retailers in particular, in the accessibility of food in South Africa. The review seeks to
identify ...
‘What is the value of the constitution?’: Value chains, livelihoods and food security in SA’s large- and small-scale fisheries
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016-10)
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Self-employment in South Africa’s informal sector: Prevalence, prospects and policy
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This text describes research undertaken to investigate small-scale self-employment at the
margins of the South African economy. Despite high levels of poverty and unemployment
South Africa’s informal sector is, by ...
Workshop Report: Re-thinking rural transformation in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2011)
The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) and Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) have collaborated to convene a civil society workshop aimed to strengthen strategic engagement around rural development and ...
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 ...
Job creation in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in South Africa: An analysis of employment trends, opportunities and constraints in forestry and wood products industries
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018-04)
This report is one of five studies of opportunities and constraints related to employment creation in rural South Africa, with a view towards informing policy. South African forestry and wood products industries are well ...
Trade, food and nutrition security in South Africa: The cases of sugar and poultry
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017-10)
The purpose of this paper is to consider the role that trade plays in food and nutrition security
in South Africa. Despite an established commercial food system, South Africans experience high
levels of food and nutrition ...