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Beyond populism or paralysis: a real debate on South Africa’s land reform trajectory
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2011)
On 24 October 2011 the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) convened a public dialogue on South Africa’s land reform trajectory at Townhouse Hotel and Conference Centre in Cape Town. Present were a wide ...
The role of social security in respecting and protecting the dignity of lone mothers in South Africa: Final report
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This is the final report of a project entitled ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa: The role of
social security in respecting and protecting dignity’. The project was inspired by research
undertaken for the South African ...
Challenging the stereotypes: Small-scale black farmers and private sector support programmes in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This report represents one of the outputs of
a research and social dialogue project undertaken
over 18 months. It was carried out by
researchers from the Institute for Poverty,
Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), based ...
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 ...
Overcoming inequality and structural poverty in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2010)
Data indicates that between 1994 and 2008 poverty in South Africa declined marginally, but that inequality continues to increase, and the full impact of the rise in unemployment following the global financial crisis has ...
Farm workers and farm dwellers in Limpopo, South Africa: Struggles over tenure, livelihoods and justice
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)
Stories about farm workers and dwellers losing their homes, land and livelihoods are common in contemporary South Africa, and also in Limpopo Province. Around 1988, Grace M.1 and her children were evicted from a Limpopo ...
Rural livelihoods in South Africa: complexity, vulnerability and differentiation
(Blackwell Publishing, 2013)
The livelihoods of South Africa’s rural African poor have long been characterized by diverse activities, and intertwined with urban opportunities. This paper examines the interlinked nature of land, employment and rural ...
Multi-stakeholder process of co-designing small-scale fisheries policy in South Africa.
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
In 2005, a group of researchers, community-based organizations and lawyers got together with small-scale fishers to launch a class action law suit against the government of South Africa in its allocation system of Individual ...
Without the blanket of the land: agrarian change and biopolitics in post–Apartheid South Africa
(Routledge, 2018)
This paper connects Marxist approaches to the agrarian political
economy of South Africa with post-Marshallian and Foucauldian
analyses of distributional regimes and late capitalist
governmentality. Looking at South ...
The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodder
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)
Background: The group of small pelagic fish is the largest species group landed globally. A significant proportion of
this nutrient-rich food is processed and lost to livestock feed, fish feed, fish oil, pet food and ...