Download or read book Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa written by Richard A. Sikora and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges which face agriculture and food production in Southern Africa. Agriculture and food security in Southern Africa are facing numerous challenges from diverse issues such as growing populations, urbanization and climate change. These challenges place great pressure on water and other natural resources, plus for biodiversity. The chapters in this book consider all these challenge from an interdisciplinary perspective, coverings key areas in constraints to production, the most important building blocks of good farming practices, and established and emerging technologies. This will be valuable to help support and inform new policies and processes, farmers from small to medium sized farms in improving food production and security, and new approached, such as sustainable intensification. This concise and informative volume will be key reading for those interested in agricultural science, African studies, rural studies, development studies, geography and sustainability. It will also be a valuable resource for policy makers, governmental and non-governmental organizations and agricultural practitioners"--

Download or read book Agricultural Production and Marketing in Southern Africa written by Edward Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Country of Two Agricultures written by Wandile Sihlobo and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of 'two agricultures'. On the one hand we have a subsistence, primarily non-commercial, black farming segment. On the other hand, however, we have a predominantly commercial and white farming sector that is well-resourced and has access to domestic and international trade networks. These disparities can be traced back to South Africa's painful history where, for decades, black farmers were on the margins of government support and also experienced land dispossession and livestock plunder. A Country of Two Agricultures focuses less on history and more on the present and the future, explaining why these disparities have persisted in the democratic era, and what it will take to overcome them. It aims to contribute to a better understanding of the variety of agricultural forces, taking into account both questions of domestic political economy and external factors, as well as to bring to light new risks and opportunities. Wandile Sihlobo offers insights into the role of agriculture in the South African economy from an agricultural economy perspective, and provides political economy insights that are rooted in the experiences of farming communities on the ground and right through the value chain. Beyond insights on the realities this book offers the government, the private sector, and anyone interested in the betterment of the South African economy, tools to grapple with this duality, and proposes a framework for bolstering the black farming segment for growth and competitiveness – and ultimately food security. Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the author of Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture.

Download or read book Deregulation of Agricultural Marketing in South Africa written by N. Vink and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book South Africa s Role in Agricultural Production and Marketing in Southern Africa written by Merle Lipton and published by . This book was released on 1986* with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transforming Southern African Agriculture written by Ann Willcox Seidman and published by Africa World Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Development in Southern Africa written by Allan Low and published by James Currey. This book was released on 1989 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of food production in Africa dominates international development thinking. In this innovative book Allan Low uses the theory of household economics to establish the link between the stagnation of African farming and the rapid development of modern market sectors in southern African economies. In the process he sheds new light on cropping patterns, technology adoption, the nature of rural-urban migration, the impact of rural development initiatives, and the success of research approaches aimed at increasing the production of small-scale African farming.

Download or read book South Africa s Agricultural Economy in Brief written by Robert C. Moncure and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Marketing and Pricing in a Democratic South Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Food Policy and Agriculture in Southern Africa written by Richard Mkandawire and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book South African Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Agricultural Democratisation of South Africa written by Johann Kirsten and published by Aipa. This book was released on 1998 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Economic Analysis of Southern African Agriculture written by William R. Duggan and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Policy Reform in South Africa written by and published by Aipa. This book was released on 1998 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural Policy Reform in South Africa, which is part of AIPA's ongoing research series on the generation of sustainable effective rates of growth, employment expansion and equity, should be read in this context. It brings together analytical discussion papers written by some of South Africa's foremost specialists in the field of agriculture.

Download or read book Unlocking markets to smallholders written by Herman D. van Schalkwyk and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the institutional, technical and market constraints as well as opportunities for smallholders, notably, emerging farmers in disadvantaged areas such as the former homelands of South Africa. Emerging farmers are previously disadvantaged black people who started or will start their business with the support of special government programs. Public support programs have been developed as part of the Black Economic Empowerment strategy of the South African government. These programs aim to improve the performance of emerging farmers. This requires, first and foremost, upgrading the emerging farmers skills by providing access to knowledge about agricultural and entrepreneurial practices. To become or to remain good farmers they also need access to suitable agricultural land and sufficient water for irrigation and for feeding their cattle. Finally, for emerging farmers to be engaged in viable farming operations, various factors need to be in place such as marketing and service institutions to give credit for agricultural inputs and investments; input markets for farm machinery, farm implements, fertilizers and quality seeds; and accessible output markets for their end products. This book develops a policy framework and potential institutional responses to unlock the relevant markets for smallholders.

Download or read book The Challenge of Change written by Lieb Nieuwoudt and published by University of Kwazulu Natal Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collective effort by leading South African researchers in agricultural economics. The book reviews policies and challenges in the agricultural economy which aim to promote equitable participation and transformation for a better future. South Africa is faced with urgent challenges: inequality has to be replaced with equity; poverty needs to be substantially reduced; living standards need to be improved; and growth needs to be maintained while keeping production internationally competitive. The agricultural sector has a crucial role to play in the process of achieving growth with equity. This book examines: structure and production in agriculture; income and employment growth in rural areas, including land distribution; agricultural marketing; water usage and food security; international trade and agricultural finance; research and development policy; and trade patterns in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). South African agriculture is currently characterized by a commercial modern sector, an emerging farmer sector and a subsistence sector. The strategic plan for South African agriculture is to unite these sectors into a prosperous agricultural industry. This book suggests policies that will enhance this process and ensure that agriculture continues to produce food at reasonable prices, earning foreign exchange and providing income to the rural poor.

Download or read book Report on a Mission to South Africa on the Impact of Structural Adjustment Policies on Agriculture and Trade in Southern Africa written by G. O. I. Abalu and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: