Browsing Policy Briefs by Subject "Agricultural development"

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    • Can agriculture contribute to inclusive rural economies? 

      du Toit, Andries (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
      If agricultural development is to contribute to economic growth, it has to do more than increase the productivity or efficiency of farming. It also needs to contribute to employment in the rural non-farm sector. This ...

    • Space, markets and employment in agricultural development: Malawi 

      Chirwa, Ephraim; Matita, Mirriam (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
      Agriculture plays a significant role in Malawi’s national economy, contributing 35% to gross domestic product, 90% to foreign exchange earnings and providing employment to more than 80% of the labour force. Particularly ...

    • Space, markets and employment in agricultural development: South Africa 

      Neves, David; Hakizimana, Cyriaque (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
      Growth in the agricultural sector has long been assumed to automatically benefit the rural non-farm sector, mainly through production or consumption ‘linkages’, including expenditure by farmers and their workers. However ...

    • Space, markets and employment in agricultural development: Zimbabwe 

      Sukume, Chrispen; Mavedzenge, Blasio; Murimbarima, Felix (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
      Growth in the agricultural sector has long been assumed to automatically benefit the rural non-farm sector, chiefly through various production or consumption expenditure ‘linkages’ including local expenditure by farmers ...