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    • Annual report 2014 

      PLAAS (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
      Very often, in our work at PLAAS, we encounter two common misunderstandings about what it is that we do and why it is important. One common misunderstanding is that we are some sort of technical agricultural education ...
    • Annual report 2015 

      PLAAS (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016)
      The year 2015 was a momentous one for PLAAS. It marked twenty years since the day that PLAAS started off as an organisation with some generous start-up funding from the Ford Foundation. PLAAS started life small: initially ...
    • Backing small-scale fishers: Opportunities and challenges in transforming the fish sector 

      Isaacs, Moenieba; Hara, Mafaniso (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
      Globally, small-scale fisheries play a significant role in food security, poverty reduction and income generation (Béné et al 2007; Heck et al 2007; Béné et al 2010; FAO 2003). At the 2008 Global Conference on Small-Scale ...
    • Bakwena ba Mare a Phogole (Klipgat) community restitution claim 

      Tilley, Susan; Nkazane, Ntombizabantu (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
      This diagnostic study examines the case of the restoration of the remaining extent of the farm Klipgat 18 IQ, falling under the Ventersdorp Local Municipality in the North West province, to the Bakwena ba Mare Phogole ...
    • Bakwena ba Mare a Phogole (Klipgat) community restitution claim 

      Tilley, Susan; Nkazane, Ntombizabantu (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)
      This report outlines the community’s attempts to develop and use the land that has been restored to it in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994 (‘Restitution Act’). It examines the nature and content ...
    • Biennial report 2016-2017 

      PLAAS (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2018)
      Besides research and postgraduate teaching, PLAAS undertakes training, provides advisory, facilitation and evaluation services and is active in the field of national policy development. Through these activities, and by ...
    • Bjatladi community restitution claim 

      Tilley, Susan; Lahiff, Edward (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
      This diagnostic study examines the restitution case of the Bjatladi Communal Property Association (CPA) and the development and use of the land that has been restored to it in terms of the restitution programme. It ...
    • Bjatladi community restitution claim 

      Tilley, Susan; Lahiff, Edward (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)
      This report focuses on the restitution case of the Bjatladi Communal Property Association (CPA) and the development and use of the land that has been restored to it in terms of the restitution programme. It examines ...
    • Business models in land reform 

      Lahiff, Edward (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
      This paper reviews the types of business models, or landuse models, being implemented in land reform projects involving the transfer of rural land to communities and other groups in South Africa, under both the restitution ...
    • Business models in land reform 

      Lahiff, Edward (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)
      This paper reviews the types of business models, or landuse models, being implemented in land reform projects involving the transfer of rural land to communities and other groups in South Africa, under both the restitution ...
    • Cattle ownership and production in the communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa 

      Ainslie, Andrew; Kepe, Thembela; Ntsebeza, Lungisile; Ntshona, Zolile; Turner, Stephen (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)
      This report documents a study of the social and economic structure of cattle ownership and production in the communal tenure areas of the Eastern Cape (i.e. the former Bantustans of Transkei and Ciskei). The report ...
    • 'Celebrating ten years of research, training and policy engagement on land and agrarian reform, livelihoods, community-based natural resource management, and poverty'. A ten year review report 1995-2005 

      PLAAS (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2006)
      The Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Over the last ten years we have undertaken research on land and agrarian reform, the changing composition of livelihoods and ...
    • Challenging the stereotypes: Small-scale black farmers and private sector support programmes in South Africa 

      Okunlola, Adetola; Ngubanei, Mnqob; Cousins, Ben; du Toit, Andries (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)
      This report represents one of the outputs of a research and social dialogue project undertaken over 18 months. It was carried out by researchers from the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), based ...
    • Challenging the stereotypes: small-scale black farmers and private sector support programmes in South Africa 

      Okunlola, Adetola; Ngubane, Mnqobi; Cousins, Ben; du Toit, Andries (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape, 2016)
      This report represents one of the outputs of a research and social dialogue project undertaken over 18 months. It explores a number of private sector partnerships and projects launched in support of black farmers – some ...
    • Climate change and rural livelihoods in Southern Africa: An agenda for policy-oriented research 

      Bennie, Andrew (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2022)
      This report is the outcome of an extensive review of the literature and the debates on climate change and landbased livelihoods in Southern Africa. In the context of the converging climate and food crises, it provides ...
    • Commercialisation of land and ‘Land Grabbing': Implications for Land Rights and livelihoods in Malawi 

      Zamchiya, Phillan; Gausi, Joseph (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
      This study investigates the processes and impact of commercialisation of land in Malawi – specifically the acquisition of huge tracts of communal lands by foreign companies and local elites for sugarcane production in ...
    • Commercialisation of land in Namibia’s communal land areas: A critical look at potential irrigation projects in Kavango East and Zambezi regions 

      Thiem, Maarit; Muduva, Theodor (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
      Large-scale land acquisitions by both foreign and local investors for agriculture, forestry and wildlife purposes, among others, remain a major challenge for African governments. In recent years, the Namibian ...
    • Community views on the Communal Land Rights Bill 

      Claassens, Aninka (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2003)
      The Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) and the National Land Committee (NLC) responded to the lack of effective government consultation with communities on the draft Communal Land Rights Bill (CLRB) by ...
    • Community-based natural resource management in the southern Africa region: An annotated bibliography and general overview of literature, 1996–2004 

      Whande, Webster (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
      This bibliography is aimed at collating information relating to community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in the southern African region across different sectors and themes. It was primarily compiled to offer ...
    • Community-based natural resource management in the Southern Africa region: an annotated bibliography and general overview of literature, 1996–2004 

      Whande, Webster (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-02)
      This bibliography is aimed at collating information relating to community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in the Southern African region across different sectors and themes. It was primarily compiled to offer ...