Browsing Masters Degrees (Agricultural Economics) by Issue Date
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An economic analysis of soil conservation policy for selected commercial farms in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1995)Inherent in the erosion process is a high level of uncertainty. This is associated with the inability to accurately quantify and predict the consequences of prolonged erosion for agricultural production, or estimate the ... -
Economic evaluation of a transport development programme for small-scale cane growers.
(1995)The recent deregulation measures in the South African sugar industry have the effect of removing most of the previous restrictions to entry faced by potential small-scale cane growers. To accommodate the current and ... -
Grain marketing policies and food aid in Lesotho : implications for food security.
(1996)Food security is a necessary condition for the survival of every nation, household and individual. With the failure of the food self-sufficiency policy in Lesotho alternative food security objectives are suggested. Supply ... -
Implications of new labour legislation for commercial agriculture in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1996)New labour legislation was introduced to agriculture in September 1993. This study examines the effects of the new legislation on agriculture, mainly in terms of increased farmers' transaction costs when dealing with ... -
Risk and market deregulation : attitudes of commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1997)In a postal survey conducted among a sample of 112 commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal during 1996, sources and dimensions of risk, computer use and farmers' attitudes towards free trade and deregulated domestic markets ... -
Improving the economic competitiveness of South African agribusiness firms : the role of ISO 9000 quality assurance standards.
(1997)Global free trade presents both challenges and opportunities for South African agribusiness firms. To improve their competitiveness, firms need to become more customer orientated and cost effective. Product differentiation ... -
Causes of bankruptcy amongst commercial farmers in South Africa : management and policy implications.
(1997)The number of commercial farms declared bankrupt in South Africa rose sharply over the period 1948 to 1994. Aggregate farm bankruptcies rose from 18 farms (0,016 percent of all farms) in 1948 to 389 farms in 1994 (0,632 ... -
An economic analysis of irrigation water rights transfers in selected areas of South Africa.
(1998)Due to the enormous incremental construction cost of water storage and conveyance infrastructure, and because most water resources in South Africa have been fully appropriated, attention has changed from supply side ... -
An economic analysis of restructuring the South African hake quota market.
(1998)Hake is the most valuable fisheries species in South Africa, with an estimated landed value of R658 million in 1997. Fundamental restructuring of the South African hake fishery is however recommended by the White Paper ... -
Testing the efficiency of the South African futures market for white and yellow maize.
(1999)An efficient futures market should provide a forecast of the future spot price which reflects all publicly available information; ideally, for effective price discovery such forecasts would also be unbiased. The trading ... -
Factors influencing farmers' choice amongst various marketing alternatives for maize in South Africa.
(1999)A postal survey was conducted in 1998 amongst a sample of 800 National Maize Producers' Organisation (NAMPO) members in the major maize producing regions of South Africa, namely the Northwest Province, Mpumalanga and the ... -
Adoption of hybrid maize seed, fertilizer and machinery technologies by communal farmers in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2001)This study investigates the characteristics of technology adoption by small-scale farmers, notably the factors influencing the adoption of hybrid maize seed, inorganic fertilizer and machinery technologies. The study also ... -
Projecting international demand for and supply of protein feed.
(2001)South African imports of protein feed (oilcake or meal) increased 210% from 1990 to 1998/1999. Over that same period local production increased by only 14% and imported protein feed now accounts for over 50% of local ... -
An economic evaluation of factors affecting the adoption of an income equalisation deposit (IED) scheme for commercial farmers in South Africa.
(2001)Recent research suggests that an Income Equalisation Deposit (IED) scheme could be a feasible new risk management tool for commercial farmers in South Africa. This prompted a study of practicing consultants' (tax experts) ... -
Economic impacts of land fragmentation in Butare, southern Rwanda.
(2002)Butare, where this study was conducted, exhibits one of the highest population densities in Rwanda. Agriculture is the dominant economic sector and provides employment for more than 90 per cent of the working population. ... -
Improving the competitiveness of the South African fresh apple export value chain.
(2002)Since 1996, South African (SA) apple producers have faced major structural changes following the deregulation of SA apple marketing and the declining profitability of apple exports as world prices have fallen in real ... -
Economic and institutional factors affecting the performance of the graduated mortgage loan repayment scheme used by medium-scale sugarcane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2003)Private sector sugar millers and Ithala Development Finance Corporation (Ithala) implemented a graduated mortgage loan repayment scheme in the 1995/96 sugarcane production-season to try and improve access to farmland by ... -
Best institutional practices for farmworker and community equity-sharing schemes in South Africa.
(2003)Farmworker equity-share schemes were initiated by the private sector in the Western Cape region of South Africa in the early 1990's as a method of redistributing farm assets to land reform beneficiaries while maintaining ... -
Feasible indicators for monitoring the performance of equity-share schemes in South African agriculture.
(2004)This study aims to develop a robust methodology for measuring the performance of equity-share schemes in South African agriculture. Equity-share schemes are privately owned farming operations that are generally restructured ... -
Factors affecting the survival, growth and success of small, medium and micro agribusinesses in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2004)The sustained growth of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) could help to reduce poverty, income inequality and unemployment problems in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Public and private sector institutions can identify ...