The creation and deployment of digital technologies throughout the agro-food system
contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal nine. However, various digitalization …

Stock theft is among the major challenges faced by livestock farmers in South Africa. It has
severe consequences especially for smallholder farmers, who collectively own a large share …

Digital technologies disrupt agricultural value chains, thereby facilitating enhanced
connectivity among various players. This contributes to the development of resilience and …

South Africa's land reform policy might succeed better if it had clear criteria for selecting
beneficiaries for land redistribution. The National Development Plan identifies the intended …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: This dissertation investigates how land redistribution can be
achieved and how its main prospective beneficiaries, emerging farmers, can be integrated …

Floods cause vulnerability to the livelihoods of farm households that rely on land for farming
as the main livelihood. Strategy is required for the livelihood of farm households to be …

This study sought to develop an index for agricultural digitalization by applying composite
confirmatory analysis (CCA). Another aim was to determine the factors that affect the …

This thesis explores the current (Chapters 2 and 3) and prospective (Chapters 4 and 5) role
and contribution of small-scale farming to rural livelihoods in South Africa. The study was …

Considering the localisation of South Africa in the African continent and its dynamics,
namely the socioeconomic ones (considered as an emerging country), it is determinant to …

This study aims to understand Filipino rice farmers' aspirations, both farming and non-
farming-related. Understanding aspirations can help the government and interested third …