Browsing Masters Degrees (Agricultural Economics) by Title
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Determinants of producers’ choice of wine grape cultivars in the South African wine industry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)The wine industry is one of the oldest commercial activities in South Africa. The South African wine grape industry annually produces more than a million tonnes of grapes, making the country the ninth largest producer ... -
Determining Rwanda's comparative advantage in rice : Eastern Province case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As agriculture remains the economic engine of rural Africa, reducing poverty in Africa will depend largely on stimulating agricultural growth. To realize this growth, the efficient allocation of a ... -
Developing a suitable carbon calculator for smallholder mixed farming systems in Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With growing concerns about climate change, the measurement and monitoring of environmental impact has become a key priority. According to the World Bank, South Africa is among the top 20 global carbon ... -
The development and use of a blended, organically based fertiliser on sugar cane in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The main objective of this study was to investigate the potential production of a blended, organically based fertiliser for use on sugar cane in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. There has been a major increase ... -
The development of a spatial decision support system to optimise agricultural resource use in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION This thesis describes the development of a decision support model for regional agricultural resource utilisation. The analysis was generated in a spatial context and the optimisation technique ... -
The development of the horticultural industry in Namibia : an assessment of the determinants of the global market competitiveness of table grape production
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The declaration of Namibia’s independence from South Africa in 1990 has seen the Namibian government aim to plan and implement development programmes that enhance a growing agricultural sector. The new ... -
The distortions to incentives in South African agriculture: a case study of the wheat industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Throughout history, governments across the world have persisted with policy implementation that restricts international trade, including the trade of agricultural products. Although differing across ... -
Diversification towards agro-processing in Zambia: A CGE analysis of financial and fiscal incentives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The Zambian economy has in the past decade experienced steady annual growth with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate averaging 6.7 percent per annum. However, reports by the Ministry of Finance ... -
An econometric approach to estimating the unit cost of procducing milk in the South African dairy industry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ABSTRACT: Small dairy farms in South Africa are observed to have higher costs than larger farms, and whether those higher costs are due to technology or inefficiency has implications for policy. This research focused on ... -
An economic analysis of the impact of removing organic waste from small scale cage aquaculture systems in irrigation dams in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The rising demand of fish due to population growth coupled by stagnation of fish supply from natural capture has led the world to turn to aquaculture to fill in the gap between fish supply and demand. ... -
The economic contribution of home production for home consumption in South African agriculture
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)This study discusses the importance of home production for home consumption (HPHC) and its economic contribution to South African Agriculture. The Income and Expenditure survey 2000 (IES 2000) dataset is used to draw ... -
An economic evaluation of the winelands health worker programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Historically health care in South Africa has been an area of great inequity. Health care was inequitable, inadequate and racially based. In order to redress the gap in the delivery of health care ... -
Economic sustainability of extensive beef production in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Satisfying the increasing and changing demands for animal food products, while sustaining the natural resource base (soil, water, and biodiversity) and decreasing Green House Gas (GHG) emission, is one ... -
The effect of HIV/AIDS on household food security : a case study of Bokaa, a rural area in Botswana
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)HIV/AIDS has become a major concern globally as it affects different facets of a country’s economy as well as household economics. This study aimed to determine the impact of the disease on household food security. This ... -
'n Ekonomiese en tegniese ondersoek na die Suid-Afrikaanse wingerdkwekerybedryf
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1976-12)AFRIKAANS: Nadat filloksera die gebruik van geente wingerdstokke teen die einde van die vorige eeu genoodsaak het, was elke produsent op homself toegewys vir die verkryging van geente stokke. Met verloop van tyd is die ... -
'n Ekonomiese evaluering van volstruisboerdery in die Oudtshoorn-omgewing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACR: Approximately 10 years ago South Africa, and specifically the Oudtshoorn region was the only place in the world that supplied ostrich products for the international market. Today, South Africa is only one ... -
n Ekonomiese ondersoek van besproeiingsboerdery langs die Olifantsrivier (Vredendal), 1956-57
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1959-12)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie verhandeling is 'n ekonomiese ontleding van boerderye onder die Olifantsrivierbesproeiingskema - Vredendal. Aandag is geskenk aan boerderystelsels - grondgebruik, veehouding ens. - inkomstes ... -
Enhancing the competitiveness of the Rooibos Industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: From 1954 to 1993 the Rooibos Control Board, a statutory one-channel marketing system, regulated the rooibos industry. In 1993 the industry was deregulated and competition between different role players ... -
Estimating the economic rate of return to research in the South African deciduous fruit industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Historically, commercial agricultural research in South Africa has been state supported, but due to recent political changes in South Africa this is changing. The political transition has been accompanied ... -
Estimating the efficiency effects of farm mergers : an ex-ante application of data envelopment analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The main aim of this thesis is to measure the expected effects of farm level resource pooling mergers on the technical efficiency of farm businesses. The non-parametric efficiency measurement approach of ...
