Browsing Policy Briefs by Subject "Markets"

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    • Community opportunities in aquaculture: what are the possibilities and limits? 

      Hara, Mafaniso; Njokweni, Gugu; Njokweni, Belemane (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)
      Aquaculture now contributes 47% of fish available for human consumption – up from 9% in 1980. This shift to aquaculture offsets the stagnation in the production from capture fisheries (FAO 2012). By 2030, demand for ...

    • 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 ...