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Access to land and rural poverty in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2012-09)
The big picture: some history
• Large-scale land dispossession from 1652 into the late 20th century
• 1913 and 1936 Land Acts: African majority confined to 13% of country
• Forced removals in apartheid years: 2.5 million ...
Property and accessing rights in public dams
(2017)
South Africa has great potential for development and enhancement of inland fisheries through use of storage dams and lakes
This potential remains largely under/unutilised Inland fisheries could promote rural livelihoods ...
Towards support for development of guidelines for voluntary guidelines for small-scale fisheries: Malawi process
(2015)
• Malawi used as case to support development of the guidelines
• One of a number of cases worldwide
The political economy of global and regional agro-food system change
(2015)
Changes in the BRICS countries:
What are key similarities/differences between the agrarian structures of Brazil, China and South Africa? What are the dynamics of change within these BRICS countries, in relation to the ...
Joint ventures in agriculture: Lessons from land reform projects in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Recent years have witnessed renewed interest in ‘inclusive business models’ in
agriculture, as part of wider discussions about growing agricultural investment in
lower income countries. Inclusive models aim to include ...
Changing agro-food systems: The impact of big agro-investors on food rights: Case studies in Mozambique and Zambia
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This book presents case studies that offer some insights into
the rapid process of change underway in African agro-food
systems, and in Southern Africa in particular, within the
context of land-based and agricultural ...
Review of land reforms in Southern Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Land, and access to land, is one of the most
important assets for the poor in southern
Africa, both rural and urban, and probably
contributes more than any other factor to their
economic survival and the quality of ...
Lone Mothers in South Africa - The role of social security in respecting and protecting dignity.
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The purpose of this document is to define the group of people whom we are considering as
part of the project ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa: The role of social security in respecting
and protecting dignity’. Setting to ...
Experience of ‘hybrid organisations in promoting meaningful rural livelihoods: Lessons from Africa, India and the Americas
(2010)
A Ford Foundation Rural Livelihoods Learning Group carried out a study into ‘hybrid’
organisations and strategies between July 2008 and September 2009. Twenty –one case
studies were completed of hybrid organisations ...
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) policy: A handbook for fishing communities
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The Marine Living Resources Act, 18 of 1998 (MLRA), excluded smallscale
and artisanal fishers who catch and sell fish to sustain livelihoods.
Furthermore, it also excluded those involved in post harvesting and other
activities ...