Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Farming"

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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 ...

    • Development of evidence-based policy around small-scale farming 

      Aliber, Michael; Hall, Ruth (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
      How to support small-scale and larger commercial farmers, and to make sure that they are productive and contribute effectively to the rural economy and to national food security.

    • The next great Trek? South African commercial farmers move north 

      Hall, Ruth (Taylor and Francis Group, 2012)
      This paper analyses the shifting role of South African farmers, agribusiness andcapital elsewhere in the Southern African region and the rest of the continent. Itexplores recent trends in this expansion, and investigates ...

    • Post-agrarian biopolitics 

      du Toit, Andries (Wiley, 2017)
      How does one make sense of the incorporation of millions of South Africa’spoor and landless black people into a political and economic order thatcannot deliver on its promises — and what are the implications?The path of ...

    • Smallholder views on Chinese agricultural investments in Mozambique and Tanzania in the context of VGGTS 

      Pointer, Rebecca; Sulle, Emmanuel; Ntauazi, Clemente (MDPI, 2023)
      Based on a case study in each country, this study documents the views of Mozambican and Tanzanian smallholders regarding Chinese agricultural investments and the extent to which investors abide by their legitimate land ...

    • Towards a framework to implement a digital agriculture value chain in South Africa for small-scale farmers 

      Smidt, Hermanus J.; Jokonya, Osden (AOSIS, 2022)
      Digital technology adopted in agriculture value chains (AVCs) improves efficiency. There is a need to understand why some actors benefit more than others in AVCs and why this pattern at a global level is replicated ...