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Determining sustainable lignocellulosic bioenergy systems in the Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa

Von Doderer, Clemens Cornelius Christian (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 ...
An econometric analysis of the economic and environmental efficiency of dairy farms in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands

Mkhabela, Thulasizwe (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 ...
Farm modelling for interactive multidisciplinary planning of small grain production systems in South Africa

Hoffmann, Willem Hendrik (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, ...
Modelling multi-product industries in computable general equilibrium (CGE) models

Punt, Cecilia (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 ...
Multi-criteria decision-making for water resource management in the Berg Water management area

De Lange, Willem J. (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 ...
A reinterpretation of the value attributes of agricultural land for the valuation of farms bought for lifestyle purposes

Reed, Lily Lozelle (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 ...
Strategic planning of agricultural land information systems in South Africa

Makhwaje, Ernest N. (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 ...