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Contesting the food system in South Africa: issues and opportunities
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2010)This report widens the debate about food production and distribution in South Africa to consider some of the entrenched power dynamics that shape the way these happen, and to consider whether a more radical transformation ... -
Corporate concentration and food security in South Africa: is the commercial agro-food system delivering?
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)Although the current agro-food system in South Africa has the technical and organisational capacity to meet domestic food needs, there are major problems with access to food and with the nutrient content of existing food ... -
Covid-19 Impacts: Household Food Production, Agroecology, Rural Livelihoods and Alternative Food Systems
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Covie community land claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)The Covie community restitution claim refers to a claim by past and present residents of Covie village, situated within the Tsitsikamma National Park, between Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth in the Western Cape ... -
A critical appraisal of South Africa’s market-based land reform policy: The case of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme in Limpopo
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2004)In 1996 less than 1% of the population owned and controlled over 80% of farm land. This 1% was part of the 10.9% of the population classified as white (Stats SA 2000). Meanwhile, the 76.7% of the population that is ... -
Elite Capture in Land Redistribution in South Africa
(PLAAS, 2019-12-03)The research on elite capture in land redistribution in South Africa was conceived against the background of a significant decline in systematic research on land reform outcomes. Data on land reform outcomes and more ... -
Emerging rooibos farmer market access project
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)Global markets increasingly require rapid and coordinated response to standards and certification. Yet despite broad political transformations in post‐Apartheid South Africa, structural power relations limit emerging farmer ... -
eMpangisweni community trust claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)This diagnostic study examines the case of the restoration of ten farms in KwaZulu-Natal, in the area of abaQulusi Local Municipality and Zululand District Municipality, to the eMpangisweni Community Trust in 2003. The ... -
Equitable access to land for social justice in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2021-11)This report analyses the trajectory of land reform in South Africa and its implications for equitable access to land. The report combines insights from empirical research and inclusive dialogues to analyse the extent to ... -
The externalisation and casualisation of farm labour in Western Cape horticulture
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2003)On several Friday nights during February and March 2001, a visitor to Happiness Street1 in the Oostenberg Municipality s newly created Westbank housing project would have witnessed angry scenes. A small crowd of frustrated ... -
Groenfontein–Ramohlakane community restitution claim
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)This diagnostic study examines the efforts of the Groenfontein-Ramohlakane Trust to develop and use the land in (Mpumalanga) that has been restored to the community in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of ... -
Groenfontein–Ramohlakane community restitution claim
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)This report examines the efforts of the Groenfontein-Ramohlakane Trust to develop and use the land in (Mpumalanga) that has been restored to the community in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994 ... -
Hanging on a wire: A historical and socio-eco- nomic study of Paulshoek village in the communal area of Leliefontein, Namaqualand
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2003)Namaqualand is often considered an anomaly in South African social science research because of its distinct cultural, social and environmental conditions. No doubt, Namaqualand has many extremes: a sparse population, ... -
Imithetho yomhlaba yaseMsinga: The living law of land in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)This report describes the ‘living law’ of land in one part of Msinga, a deep rural area of KwaZulu-Natal. It presents research findings from the Mchunu and Mthembu tribal areas, where a three-year action-research ... -
Imithetho yomhlaba yaseMsinga: The living law of land in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2011)This report describes the ‘living law’ of land in one part of Msinga, a deep rural area of KwaZulu-Natal. It presents research findings from the Mchunu and Mthembu tribal areas, where a three-year action-research project ... -
The impact of land restitution and land reform on livelihoods
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)This thematic paper investigates emerging trends evident in the limited literature available on the impact of land restitution on livelihoods, and suggests ways of thinking about, and planning for, livelihoods. The ... -
The impact of land restitution and land reform on livelihoods
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)This report investigates emerging trends evident in the limited literature available on the impact of land restitution on livelihoods, and suggests ways of thinking about, and planning for, livelihoods. The report has ... -
International comparative study of strategies for settlement support provision to land reform beneficiaries
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)The provision of sound planning and adequate settlement support within land reform has the potential to make a profound impact on the livelihoods of many South Africans. However, the process of providing settlement support ... -
International comparative study of strategies for settlement support provision to land reform beneficiaries
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)This paper provides some insights into international experience and attempts to distil the key areas of strategic value for consideration in developing a national strategy for support provision to land reform beneficiaries ... -
'It is not easy to challenge a chief ': Lessons from Rakgwadi
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2001)When Thoko Didiza was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs in 1999, one of her earliest policy decisions was to stop work on the draft Land Rights Bill and to announce her intention to transfer the title ...
