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Doctoral Degrees (Agricultural Economics)
Recent Submissions
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Modelling the financial vulnerability of farming systems to climate change in selected case study areas in South Africa
(Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Numerous studies indicate that the agricultural sector is physically and economically vulnerable to climate change. In order to determine possible impacts of projected future climates on the financial ...
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Modelling multi-product industries in computable general equilibrium (CGE) models
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is common practice in computable general equilibrium (CGE) models that the output composition of multi-product industries remains constant despite changes in relative prices of products. The results ...
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Determining sustainable lignocellulosic bioenergy systems in the Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The energy paradigm shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is driven, among others, by a growing sustainability awareness, necessitating more sophisticated measurements in terms of a wider ...
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Structural adjustments in the wheat industry of the Western Cape Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The objective of this dissertation was to investigate the structural imbalances of the wheat industry of the Western Cape Province and, with due recognition of a changing environment, to develop ...
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'n Kommunikasiestrategie vir die Nasionale Departement van Landbou ter ondersteuning van kleinboerontwikkeling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is indeed possible for agricultural institutions to render optimum services to farmers provided that such services meet the requirements of the farmers. Insofar as the agricultural extension and ...
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An institutional economics approach to agribusiness in development : South African case studies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is a sojourn into institutional economics and its application to contemporary economic and development issues in South Africa. Economic development initiatives in agribusiness have ...
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An econometric analysis of the economic and environmental efficiency of dairy farms in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an analysis of dairy production in the Midlands district of KwaZulu-Natal. The analysis of agricultural production generally ignores undesirable outputs that are produced alongside ...
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Farm modelling for interactive multidisciplinary planning of small grain production systems in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A complex and volatile decision-making environment and constant pressure on product prices, due to the cost-price squeeze, complicates decision-making for grain farmers in the Western Cape. Furthermore, ...
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A reinterpretation of the value attributes of agricultural land for the valuation of farms bought for lifestyle purposes
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)Traditionally, agricultural land was regarded mainly as a production factor. Accordingly, in their application of the market sales comparison approach to agricultural land, valuers relied on a set of attributes related ...
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Strategic planning of agricultural land information systems in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)The planning processes involved in the design and development of strategic land information systems in a semantic context require a logical approach. An array of efficacy problems associated with the relevance of the ...
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Multi-criteria decision-making for water resource management in the Berg Water management area
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The concept of social welfare maximisation directs strategic decision-making within a milieu of integrated planning problems. This study applies the aforementioned statement to decision-making regarding ...