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Alleviating urban energy poverty in the informal sector: The role for local government
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2010)
The depth and severity of poverty and inequality persists in South Africa, despite progressive pro-poor policies. Strong evidence also points to the unbridled growth in informality and remaining as a long-term feature of ...
Towards a national minimum wage: what do we know about wages and employment in agriculture?
(2014)
• Agriculture is a good sector to learn from when considering a national minimum wage because:
– It is historically a low-wage sector
– It has been shedding jobs
– It is enormously diverse
– A minimum wage was introduced ...
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 ...
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 ...
Recommendations for revisions to inland fishery access rights and property rights regimes
(2011)
• Deliverable Aims:
• Evaluate and analyse existing property rights and access rights currently governing inland fisheries in South Africa
• Recommend reforms or changes to the existing property rights regimes and access ...
Efficacy of rights based management within an ecosystems approach to fisheries - Small pelagics in South Africa
(2013)
• South Africa issued long-term fishing rights (2006 to 2020) for most commercial species Long-term rights a form of Rights Based Management (RBM) approach
• Has committed itself to introduce an Ecosystems Approach to ...
Current policy processes and legislative reforms
(2011)
•Land reform policy and legislation suffered under negotiated terms in the run-up to SA’s democracy
•Land & agricultural policies were initiated and continued to move in disparate directions
•Particular weaknesses resulted ...