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Proceedings of the second innovation lab: Supporting smallholders into commercial agriculture: a social dialogue and learning project
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)
The Southern Africa Food Lab (SAFL) and the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at the University of the Western Cape (PLAAS) are engaged in a project called Supporting Smallholders into Commercial Agriculture: ...
Large-scale commercial agriculture in Africa: Lessons from the past
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)
African agriculture is in a phase of rapid commercialisation. Planners and investors in sub-Saharan Africa urgently need to consider how the choice of business model, the local context and the political environment affect ...
Research findings: Models of commercial agriculture in Kenya
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Kenya provides a compelling case study of market driven agricultural evolution over the past century. Agriculture played a singular role in the development of the modern Kenyan economy, and while Kenyan agriculture was ...
Evaluating land and agrarian reform in South Africa : Land use and livelihoods
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2003)
This paper addresses how land reform can contribute to enhancing land-based livelihoods.
South African agriculture is often characterised as being divided into two types: freehold
tenure/ commercial agriculture vs. ...
Research findings: Models of commercial agriculture in Kenya
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016)
Kenya provides a compelling case study of market driven agricultural evolution over the past century. Agriculture played a singular role in the development of the modern Kenyan economy, and while Kenyan agriculture was ...
Supporting smallholders into commercial agriculture: A social dialogue and learning project
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)
The Southern Africa Food Lab (SAFL) and the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at the University of the Western Cape (PLAAS) are engaged in a project called Supporting Smallholders into Commercial Agriculture: ...
Plantation, outgrower and medium-scale commercial farming in Ghana: which model provides better prospects for local development?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape and Future Agricultures Consortium, 2016)
African governments are making important
policy choices in their quest to modernise
agriculture, with some promoting largescale
farming on plantations while
others promote small- or medium-scale
commercial farming.
Supporting smallholders into commercial agriculture: The role of private sector partnerships
(2016-07-25)
• SSCA is a research project started by the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) and the South Africa Food Lab (SAFL).
• Commenced in April 2012 with a specific focus on private sector support to ...