Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Agricultural Economics) by Title
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Economic analysis of crop production in Lesotho : a household-based programming approach.
(2015-01-15)Agriculture in Lesotho is a key sector and a major source of employment within the country, with approximately 85 percent of the population living in rural areas. Crop farming is characterised by a high proportion of ... -
An economic analysis of the demand for resources and the supply of output in South African agriculture.
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An economic analysis of the impacts of monetary policy on South African agriculture.
(2015-03-10)A general equilibrium, simultaneous equations model was constructed to analyse the impacts of monetary policy on South African agriculture via the interest rate, exchange rate, inflation and real income. Annual data ... -
Economic factors affecting human fertility in the developing areas of South Africa.
(2015-03-10)The World Bank has expressed concern over the high population growth rates in sub-saharan Africa. South Africa's annual population growth rate in the traditional sector is 2,9 percent. This study identifies the economic ... -
The economic feasibility of producing ethanol from sugar-cane in South Africa.
(2015-03-10)The study is an evaluation of the economic feasibility of producing ethanol from sugar-cane in South Africa. With the depressed state of the sugar market and recent substantial increase (40% in January 1985) of liquid ... -
An economic study of the technology of harvesting and transport systems used in clearfelling Acacia mearnsii, Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus patula.
(2015-04-28)Objectives of this thesis are to project the description and supply of Black labour in the forestry industry of southern Africa, survey harvesting and transport systems used overseas and locally, select and adapt a ... -
The economics of smallholder irrigation water management : institutions, water-use values and farmer participation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2014)In recognition of the role of smallholder irrigation farming in ensuring better rural livelihoods, the South African government has made substantial public investment in irrigation infrastructure. The most important ... -
Enhancing the contribution of small-scale growers in the sugar industry.
(2015-01-05)In the South African Sugar Industry, small-scale sugar cane growers outnumber large-scale growers by more than 10:1. They farm approximately 33% of the total area planted to sugar cane, but produce approximately 10% of ... -
Entrepreneurial development pathways for smallholder irrigation farming in KwaZulu-Natal: typologies, aspirations and preferences.
(2017)Smallholder irrigation in South Africa is strategically recognized as an important sector in addressing rural poverty, food insecurity and rising youth unemployment. However, despite the government’s efforts and huge ... -
Evaluating farmers' and consumers' acceptance of new cooking banana hybrids in Uganda : micro-economic analysis and policy implications.
(2014)Banana is an important world food crop supporting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholders in tropical countries of Africa, including Uganda. Despite the crop‟s importance in Uganda, its productivity ... -
An evaluation of the South African sugar industry's small cane growers' financial aid fund.
(2015-01-15)The research is an evaluative case study of the South African Sugar Industry's Small Cane Growers' Financial Aid Fund (FAF). FAF has been operating since 1973 and has advanced 59 597 loans amounting to R175 million to ... -
Expenditure elasticities and growth linkages for rural households in two study areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014-11-25)Expenditure patterns were investigated to determine the potential impact of a widespread income shock on household expenditure and to estimate the potential for growth linkages to spur agriculture-led growth in two ... -
Farm size and economic efficiency in sugar cane production in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015-01-15)There is a dilemma in South African agriculture in the choice of an agrarian system that will achieve the dual goals of growth and equity. Uncertainty prevails about the viability of very small farms, and how the country's ... -
The impact of social grants on rural households' incentives to farm, market participation and farm entrepreneurship : evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2016)While there is general consensus on the need to reduce poverty and food insecurity in Africa, considerable debate exists on the effectiveness of transfers, such as social grants, in attaining these goals. The concern is ... -
Improving access of low-income people to formal financial services : evidence from four microfinance organisations in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2003)The first aim of this research was to examine the current financial technologies, outreach and fmancial viability over time (from 1997 to 2002) of four MFOs providing agricultural, microbusiness and consumption credit ... -
The institutional economics of cultivated mushrooms in Swaziland : a study on value chains, transaction costs and collective action.
(2013)This study focuses on commercial mushroom production, a relatively new economic activity in Swaziland that seeks to assist rural-based small-scale farmers to diversify and improve their economic independence and livelihoods. ... -
Market participation, channel choice and impacts on household welfare : the case of smallholder farmers in Tanzania.
(2014)Markets and improved market access plays an important role in improving rural incomes of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan African countries, particularly in Tanzania. Despite this, participation of smallholder farmers ... -
Marketing constraints faced by communal farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : a case study of transaction costs.
(2015-01-15)Farmers engaged in small-scale agriculture in Africa generally have limited access to factors of production, credit and information. Empirical studies throughout the African continent have shown the extent to which high ... -
Returns on agricultural research and development in the South African sugar industry.
(2015-03-10)The lack of information on returns to R&D is considered a handicap to effective decision-making by policy-makers and managers in agricultural commodity organisations. Results of studies reported in the literature, mostly ... -
Risk preferences and soil conservation decisions of South African commercial sugarcane farmers.
(2014-12-22)In this study commercial sugarcane farmers' risk preferences are measured and tested, amongst other factors, as determinants of their soil conservation decisions. Motivation for this research stems from ongoing erosion ...