Browsing Research Articles (Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development) by Title

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  • The lack of food intake data and the consequences thereof 
    Van Heerden, I.V.; Schonfeldt, H.C. (Hettie Carina) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-02)
    Generally, South African researchers working in the fields of nutrition and dietetics collect food intake data as a first step towards determining the nutritional status of various populations. However, on publication, the ...
  • Land affairs and rural development ; agriculture : 2009 (1) 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2009)
    According to a recent announcement (‘Achievements and challenges: Rural development’), the ANC is committed to a ‘comprehensive and clear rural development strategy linked to land and agrarian reform’. In this regard the ...
  • Land matters : 2008 (2) 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies,UNISA, 2008)
    Apparently, the State possesses approximately four million properties that are unknown to the Departments that must deal with these specific pieces of land or buildings. Local governments, especially, are not aware of all ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2009 (2) 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2009)
    Grave concerns were raised as to whether the overall land reform programme embarked upon in 1994 has really been successful (Van der Walt ‘Hoekom grondhervorming misluk’ Burger (2009-08-28) ); Barnard ‘Zuma moet ingryp ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2010 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2011)
    In some municipal areas, land grabbing was instigated which led to illegal clearing of land and settlement even within wetland areas (Coetzee ‘Jeugliga-hoof deel grond uit’ Beeld (2009-08-11) . In the Tshwane Metro Council ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2011 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus); Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958- (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2011)
    In this note on land, the most important measures and court decisions pertaining to restitution, land redistribution, land reform, housing, land use planning, deeds, sectional titles, agriculture and rural development are ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2012 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2012)
    The Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform announced in April 2012 that land reform changes will be implemented relating to the 'commercial willing-buyer, willing-seller and traditional land tenure property ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2012(1) 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2013)
    No abstract available.
  • Land matters and rural development : 2013 (2) 
    Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2013)
    Three new Policy Frameworks were published on 23 July 2013 (see Land Reform below). This recent increase in legislative and policy document activity may be linked to the Government's general reconsideration of land reform ...
  • Land matters and rural development : 2014 (1) 
    Du Plessis, Willemien (Wilhelmina), 1958-; Pienaar, Juanita (Juanita Magrietha), 1965-; Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus) (Unisa Press, 2014-01)
    Leading up to the 2014 pre-election period, land reform matters received more attention than in the preceding two years. The centenary of the 1913 Land Act also drew attention to the plight of many people who are still ...
  • Land reform in South Africa : options to consider for the future 
    Van Zyl, Johan; Van Rooyen, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes); Kirsten, Johann F.; Van Schalkwyk, Herman Daniel (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1994)
    The paper examines alternative modalities for the forthcoming process of land reform in South Africa. It is argued that the criteria of relieving rural poverty and maximizing allocative efficiency will conflict to some ...
  • Larvicidal activity of Neem oil and three plant essential oils from Senegal against Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper, 1789) 
    Ngom, Saliou; Perez, Raimundo Cabrera; Mbow, Ma Anta; Fall, Rokhaya; Niassy, Saliou; Cosoveanu, Andreea; Diop, Serigne Mbacke; Ndiaye, El Hadji Barka; Diop, Moussoukhoye; Lognay, Georges (Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01)
    OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the insecticide, larvicidal and repellent activity of the essential oils from Callistemon viminalis, Melaleuca leucadendron, and Hyptis suaveolens against Chrysodeixis chalcites and to compare it ...
  • Legitimacy and ethics or deterrence factors : which are more important for compliance with regulations among the artisanal fishers of Sudan? 
    Abusin, Sana Awad; Hassan, Rashid M. (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2014)
    This study applied a modified deterrence model to evaluate the effectiveness of legitimacy and ethical factors compared to deterrence measures for compliance with mesh size regulation in the Jebel Aulia Reservoir of ...
  • Les trajectoires bifurquées de la « Réserve écologique » sud-africaine : d'une logique aménagiste à une logique écologique 
    Bourblanc, Magalie (Presses de Sciences Po (P.F.N.S.P.), 2013)
    La reproduction ou représentation de cet article, notamment par photocopie, n'est autorisée que dans les limites des conditions générales d'utilisation du site ou, le cas échéant, des conditions générales de la licence ...
  • Life under lockdown : illustrating tradeoffs in South Africa’s response to COVID-19 
    Carlitz, Ruth D.; Makhura, Moraka Nakedi (Elsevier, 2021-01)
    This research note sheds light on the first three months of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa, where the virus has spread faster than anywhere else in the region. At the same time, South Africa has been recognized ...
  • Limited access to services for the urban poor in Windhoek, Namibia 
    Karuaihe, Selma Tuemumunu; Wandschneider, Philip R. (Routledge, 2018-05)
    The majority of the population living in the informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia, have limited access to public municipal services. This paper integrates results from a sample of 97 randomly selected households, ...
  • Linking agribusiness and small-scale farmers in developing countries: is there a new role for contract farming? 
    Kirsten, Johann F.; Sartorius, Kurt (Routledge, 2002-10)
    This article examines a new role for contract farming in developing countries in the light of the industrialisation of agriculture and the globalisation of world markets. A theoretical rationale for contracting in developing ...
  • A long-run view of South African agricultural production and productivity 
    Liebenberg, Frikkie; Pardey, Philip G. (African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2012-10)
    Production and productivity developments in South Africa have regional consequences: South Africa’s agricultural economy accounted for 43.1% of the agricultural GDP of southern Africa in 2009. Here we present and discuss ...
  • Maccsand (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town 2012 (4) SA 181 (CC) 
    Olivier, N.J.J. (Nicolaas Johannes Jacobus); Williams, Clara; Badenhorst, P.J. (Petrus Johannes) (Faculty of Law, North West University, 2012)
    The Maccsand series of cases started with an application by the City of Cape Town in the High Court for an order interdicting and restraining Maccsand (Pty) Ltd (hereafter Maccsand) from conducting mining activities until ...
  • Macro-micro feedback links of water management in South Africa : CGE analyses of selected policy regimes 
    Hassan, Rashid M.; Thurlow, James (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-03)
    The pressure on an already stressed water situation in SA is predicted to increase significantly under climate change, plans for large industrial expansion, observed rapid urbanization, and government programs to provide ...