Browsing Masters Degrees (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 ... -
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 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. ... -
’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 ... -
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, ... -
n Produksiekoste-ontleding van die private wynkelders in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1969-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: no abstract available -
Promoting agriculture amongst the black youth of South Africa : the role the sector has to play in creating employment, alleviating poverty, and achieving equitable economic growth
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The persistence of rural and urban poverty, the renewed interest in agriculture and a sense of urgency regarding employment for young people have joined in the minds of policy makers and development ... -
Prospects for market diversification in SADC for selected South African agricultural and food products
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research provides South Africa's producers and exporters with information on new market opportunities for South Africa's selected agricultural and food products in the Southern African Development ... -
A risk-based planting schedule design for a Sandveld potato farm: case study Taaiboskraal farm
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Risk in agriculture can primarily be classified systematically according to, the type, frequency and severity of an event. The outcome of the relevant unknown event determines the consequences of the ... -
Die rol van waardetoevoeging in die produksie, verwerking en verspreiding van rooivleis in die Langeberg
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates, primarily, value adding in the red meat value chain, and secondary, the scope of red meat consumption in the Langeberg on a formal level. The value chain is proposed as a value ... -
The role of capacity-sharing in South African water policy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A vast literature on the incompatibility of socio-economic development and environmental conservation (also referred to as sustainable development) has developed over the past few years. This study takes ... -
The role of the agricultural sector in the South African economy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The importance of the agricultural sector in the South African economy is often stressed by farmers and agricultural industry organisations. The reality, however, is that the sector has constituted less ...
