Browsing Department of Agricultural Economics by Title
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Key factors influencing smallholder market participation in the former homelands of South Africa : case study of the Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study uses a double-hurdle (DH) model to examine the key factors influencing market participation decisions among maize-producing households in the former homelands of South Africa. In the first stage ... -
'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 ... -
Koste besparende produksiepraktyke vir kleingraanproduksiestelsels in die Suid-Kaap
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The protection that agriculture in South Africa enjoyed under the Marketing Act was terminated in 1996 when the controlled marketing of agricultural products was abolished. The grain industry and ... -
The linkage between foreign direct investment decisions and institutions in the African context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Foreign direct investment (FDI) is worldwide considered as one of the most important stimuli for economies. Its importance is not only limited to monetary or physical investments, it also enforces ... -
Marketing wines to South African Millennials : the effect of expert opinions on the perceived quality of Pinotage wines
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite South Africa being a wine producing country, South Africa’s wine consumption is relatively low. It will be important for the country’s wine producers to capture the potential of new and emerging ... -
Measuring rural household food security in the Nkonkobe local municipality, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Although South Africa is considered to be food secure at the country level, large numbers of households within the country remain food insecure (De Cock et al., 2013). Food inaccessibility in many rural ... -
Measuring the relative competitiveness of global deciduous fruit supply chains : South Africa versus Chile
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African deciduous fruit industry is influenced by a number of factors including increased globalisation of markets, trade liberalisation, advances in information technology and consumer ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Modelling the relative comparative advantage of organic wheat production in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: After sixty years of state control, the agricultural sector in South Africa has been transformed to the so-called free dispensation, with the driving forces being market access and rules of the WTO. ... -
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 ... -
’n Vergelykende studie van plaasgrootte- en grondprys- verwantskappe tussen drie erkende wynproduksie- areas in die Wes- Kaap
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study serves as enquiry into drivers of financial performance for three recognised wine-production areas in the Western Cape, namely Stellenbosch, Breedekloof and Olifants River. The importance of ... -
Nasionale mededingende voordeel : die Suid-Afrikaanse appelbedryf
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The deregulation and the following restructuring of the South African fruit industry in 1996 had a significant influence on the decision-making environment that participants in the industry were used ... -
Die neem van bemarkingsbesluite deur die individuele sagtevrugteprodusent in 'n gedereguleerde markomgewing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTARCT: The Law on the Marketing of Agricultural Produce (no 47 of 1996) introduced a new era in the marketing of deciduous fruit. Previously the producer was obliged by statute to deliver his deciduous fruit ... -
Neonatal recognition in sheep
(Springer New York, 2013)The strong bond formed between ewe and lamb shortly after parturition is an important factor in lamb survival. Evidence exists that the ewe can distinguish her lamb by its unique smell, but the constituents of such a ... -
Olifantsrivier-staatswaterskema 1945-1960 : grondgebruikstudie
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'n Ontleding van die verwagte effek van die nuwe waterwet op besproeiingslandbou in die Breeriviergebied
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This assignment investigates the potential impact of the new Water Act, Act 36 of 1998, on irrigated agriculture in the Breede River area in the Western Cape Provence. The investigation was done with a ... -
Opportunities, obstacles, and implications for ethical trade in the South African wine industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research paper attempts to elucidate the main issues surrounding the integration of ethical trade, meaning the building, monitoring, and communicating of social and/or environmental responsibility, ... -
The opportunity cost of not utilising the woody invasive alien plant species in the Kouga, Krom and Baviaans catchments in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)This study estimates the opportunity costs of using woody invasive alien plants (IAPs) for value-added products by estimating the net economic return from the value-added industries in South Africa. By 2008, IAPs were ... -
Policy, production, and productivity : spatial dynamics in the South African maize industry during the 20th century
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This dissertation investigates the way distortionary agricultural policies, responding to political tensions during South Africa’s structural transformation, also distorted the location of production. ...
