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Labelling to promote broad-based Black economic empowerment in South Africa : a case study of the Thandi empowerment label.
(2007)Broad-based black economic empowerment (BBEE) is a policy objective in South Africa. Farmworker equity-share schemes (FWES) satisfy several of the empowerment goals specified by the proposed AgriBEE Scorecard. Information ... -
A laboratory and glasshouse evaluation of an anaerobic baffled reactor effluent as a nutrient and irrigation source for maize in soils of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2012)Scarcity of water for irrigation is a serious hindrance for small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of good quality water for irrigation has resulted in increasing pressure on such water which has prompted ... -
Labour-based rural road maintenance for poverty alleviation : a case study of the Zibambele programme in Umbumbulu, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)This research is an evaluation of labour-based methods and techniques that are used in rural road construction and maintenance. The study places emphasis on the Zibambele rural road maintenance programme in Umbumbulu, which ... -
Land and water use rights in smallholder farming : impacts on productive use of irrigation water and entrepreneurial spirit in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)The increasing pressure on land and water resources in developing countries due to population growth has led to the need for improvement of the regulations that control the use of these scarce resources. However, the impact ... -
Land cover classification in a heterogeneous environment : testing the perfomance of multispectral remote sensing data and the random forest ensemble algorithm.
(2013)Land use/land cover (LULC) information is essential for a plethora of applications including environmental monitoring and natural resource management. Traditionally, field surveying techniques were the sole source of ... -
Land redistribution for agricultural development : an evaluation of stakeholder responses in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2004)The objective of this study is to research how the slow process of land redistribution in South Africa can be accelerated, given the urgency of land resettlement. A subprogramme of redistribution, Land Redistribution for ... -
Land redistribution in KwaZulu-Natal : an analysis of farmland transactions from 1997 until 2002.
(2004)Apartheid and colonialism left deep imprints on contemporary South African society. Nowhere are these more compellingly apparent than in the highly skewed distribution of land between whites and blacks. At the beginning ... -
Land redistribution in KwaZulu-Natal : an analysis of farmland transactions recorded in 1997 and 1998.
(2000)This research has two objectives: Firstly, to examine the rate of land redistribution in the province of KwaZulu-Natal during the years 1997 and 1998 as well as the performance of different modes of land redistribution. ... -
Land reform in South Africa : a qualitative analysis of the land redistribution for agricultural development programme using experiences from a case study in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2007)Land reform in South Africa has not been very successful. The process of land delivery has been slow and livelihoods in South Africa are becoming increasingly vulnerable as land reform fails to meet its objectives. Since ... -
Land restitution and conservation : social capital in the Mkambati community.
(2013)This study highlights the role social capital plays in promoting relationships within and between organizations so that they are able to act with common cause. For years relationships between parks and local communities ... -
A land suitability assessment for sugarcane cultivation in Angola : bioenergy implications.
(2007)Bio-energy is a source of clean, renewable energy and is seen as a promising endeavor in mitigating and abating climate change. Its use brings various social, environmental and economic benefits and particularly for Africa, ... -
A land suitability evaluation for improved subsistence agriculture using GIS : the case study of Nkwezela, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2007)Rural farmers in the Nkwezela Area, with an average family size of 10 people, face a number of problems. The crops that are predominantly cultivated in the area, for subsistence (maize, dry beans, sorghum, potatoes, ... -
Land suitability evaluation for rainfed agriculture using GIS : the case study of Weenen Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2003)Weenen Nature Reserve (WNR) has a long history of unwise land use that resulted in severe overgrazing and soil degradation. Since 1948 several soil conservation and reclamation programs have been undertaken to halt the ... -
Land transformation in the Karkloof catchment between 1944 and 1999 : towards a database for future planning.
(2000)Land transformation in the Karkloof Catchment (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) between 1944 and 1999 was examined. No research had previously been undertaken to quantify and obtain an understanding of these changes and their ... -
Land use analysis using GIS : a case study of Richards Bay Minerals' Zulti South mining lease area.
(2001)The past centuries have been marked with massive land conversions from one land use category, usually natural vegetation, to another. The forces that drive these land use changes are complex and poorly understood. However, ... -
Land use and land management impact on CO2 emissions from soils in selected smallholder farming systems.
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Land use change as a contributing factor to sedimentation rates in the Hazelmere Catchment, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2002)Hazelmere Dam situated on the Mdloti River in KwaZulu-Natal has, since its completion in 1977, lost 25 % of its original design capacity through sedimentation. This storage loss has brought about an environmental concern ... -
Land use change detection of small scale sugarcane : a case study of Umbumbulu, South Africa
(2009)The aim of this study was to detect spatio-temporal changes in sugarcane land use using satellite imagery for 1991–2006 in Umbumbulu, South Africa. This change detection study will enable quantification of change and the ... -
Land use changes within the uMngeni and Mpofana municipalities : an assessment of environmental impact assessments, 1999-2010.
(2010)Land is a non-renewable and finite resource which comprises a variety of ecosystems that support biological diversity and provide food, shelter and raw materials to society. With a multitude of land uses competing for this ...