Browsing Policy Briefs by Subject "Rural development"

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    • Examining livelihoods and reconsidering rural development in the former homelands of South Africa 

      Neves, David (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017)
      Persistent poverty and under-development in South Africa’s former homeland communal areas have been little changed by post-apartheid ‘rural development’ policy. Rural development policy has often been characterised by ...

    • A fresh start for rural development and agrarian reform? 

      Hall, Ruth (PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2009-07-29)
      The new cabinet ushered in after the 2009 national elections features new and renamed ministries. Those expected to take the lead in a new initiative to resuscitate the rural economy are the Ministry of Rural Development ...

    • Plantation, outgrower and medium-scale commercial farming in Ghana: which model provides better prospects for local development? 

      Dzifa Torvikey, Gertrude; Awetori Yaro, Joseph; Kofi Teye, Joseph (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape and Future Agricultures Consortium, 2016)
      African governments are making important policy choices in their quest to modernise agriculture, with some promoting largescale farming on plantations while others promote small- or medium-scale commercial farming.

    • Radical land reform is key to sustainable rural development in South Africa 

      Kepe, Thembela; Cousins, Ben (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)
      Sustainable rural development in 21st century South Africa will never be achieved without a radical assault on the structural underpinnings of poverty and inequality inherited from three centuries of oppression and ...

    • What are the real implications of reopening land claims? 

      Cousins, Ben; Hall, Ruth; Dubb, Alex (Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)
      The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act of 2014 has reopened the land claims process for another five years, extending the deadline to 2019. An impact assessment commissioned by the Department of Rural Development ...