Browsing Masters Degrees (Agricultural Economics) by Title
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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 ... -
The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)This thesis constitutes a socio-economic study that centres on determining the economic value of groundwater in rural and agricultural uses. Limpopo Water Management Area (WMA1) and Luvuvhu/Letaba Water Management Area ... -
Scenario development to support strategic planning in the south african table grape industry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African table grape industry has evolved significantly in the last two decades. Ever improving supply chain technologies, post-harvest technology innovation, and more efficient production inputs ... -
Seed ecology as a determinant of population structure in some Southern African Savanna Acacia species
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: African Acacia species are often major contributors to the progressive increase in the woody component of savannas, a phenomenon commonly referred to as bush encroachment. In Hluhluwe- Umfolozi Park, ... -
Sensory assessments and consumers’ willingness to pay for Karoo lamb versus Karoo mutton using an experimental auction approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Farm profitability of sheep production systems in arid and semi-arid regions is mainly shaped by grazing conditions, production losses, and abattoir price per kilogram (R/kg). Current pricing arrangements ... -
A simulation model for evaluating the long-term financial impact of different wine grape production systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Agricultural production takes place in an uncertain and complex environment, with production the result of the culmination of a variety of factors within a greater system. Consequently, accounting for ... -
'n Stochastiese besluitnemingsmodel vir tafeldruifproduksie toegepas in die Weskaap
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Decision making in a complex environment is not an easy step as there are uncertainty variables that cannot be foreseen. This causes decision makers to use tools that can help and support difficult ... -
Strategies in the Beaufort West region to mitigate the negative financial impacts of a drought
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Droughts are a frequent occurrence in South Africa’s arid and semi-arid rangelands and can have severe ecological and economic consequences. Most of the agricultural land area of South Africa is not ... -
Structural characteristics of Zambias agricultural sector and the role for agricultural policy : insights from SAM based modelling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Structural development economists believe that for an economy to develop, it must structurally transform. It is therefore understood that developing countries must transform their economies for them to ... -
Sustainable options in communal beef cattle grazing systems in the Matatiele Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores three communal beef cattle grazing systems practiced in the Matatiele Local Municipality. Beef cattle production in communal areas remains a potential source to increase the beef supply ... -
Technical and allocative efficiency in determining organizational forms in agriculture : a case study of corporate farming
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The optimal farm size and organizational form of agriculture is a widely discussed topic with little consensus as to which organizational form would be optimal under certain circumstances. There is often ... -
Die toepassing van die tegniek van bedryfsvergelyking op kooperatiewe wynkelders in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1972-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: no abstract available -
Towards agricultural transformation : factors influencing the cultivation of high value agricultural products in Uganda
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Growing global markets have created opportunities that much of sub-Saharan Africa has been leveraging through the expansion of export diversification. The share of high-value agriculture (HVA) in total ... -
A transaction cost analysis of the fruit supply chain in South Africa : a case study approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The agro-food sector is swiftly moving towards an internationally interconnected system with a large variety of complex relationships, due to year-round supply, product differentiation and developments ...
