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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 ...
Opportunities and challenges in Tanzania’s sugar industry: Lessons for SAGCOT and the New Alliance
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)
Sugarcane outgrower schemes are central to several policy and donor strategies for driving agricultural growth and reducing poverty, including the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor project in Tanzania (SAGCOT). But ...
The potential of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as a tool for poverty reduction in South Africa
(ESR Review, 2014)
Together the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(ICESCR; hereafter ‘the Covenant’) represent the fundamental human rights commitments ...
The role of social security in respecting and protecting the dignity of lone mothers in South Africa: Summary of findings and recommendations
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study explored lone mothers’ experiences of social security in South
Africa in terms of whether it protects and respects their dignity. Interviews
were undertaken with almost two hundred low income lone mothers ...
Universal jurisdiction and South Africa's perspective on the investigation of international crimes
(South African Law Journal, 2014)
Universal jurisdiction is an important yet contentious jurisdictional principle in international law, despite more than 100 states worldwide having universal jurisdiction legislation (Amnesty International Universal ...
Actuation behaviour of a derivatized pyrrole accordion type polymer
(ESG, 2014)
A monomer (Phenazine-2,3-diimino(pyrrole-2-yl)–PDP) derived from the condensation reaction between 2,3-diaminophenazine and a pyrrole derivative has been synthesized as a hinge molecule in the design of a zig-zag polymer. ...
Class formation across borders: migrant workers in international borderlands
(2014)
• Agricultural boom in tobacco: introduced commercially in 1994 (+699% 2000-2009)
• Labour intensive, use of HH labour and migrant wage labour (Seasonal L and sharecroppers, atypical)
• 130.000 small scale producers. 1:3 ...
Inclusive business models in agriculture? Learning from smallholder cane growers in Mozambique
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)
Amidst the increasing corporate investment in African farmland the term ‘inclusive business model’ has become a catchphrase touted as an opportunity for incorporating smallholder farmers alongside large-scale commercial ...
International and regional guidelines on land governance and land-based investments: An agenda for African states
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)
Social security and the dignity of lone mothers in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This working paper forms part of a project entitled ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa:
The role of social security in respecting and protecting dignity’. The project originates from
research undertaken for the South African ...