Small-scale agriculture, land reform, and government support in South Africa: identifying moral hazard, opportunistic behaviour, and adverse selection

S Zantsi, S Mulanda, L Hlakanyane - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the post-apartheid era, agricultural support has been focused on small-scale farmers.
Although the support manifests through an array of initiatives, the largest expenditure is on …

The policy–practice gap: a comment on South Africa's land redistribution

S Zantsi, R Nengovhela - Development in Practice, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Land reforms have been implemented in many parts of the world because of both justice
and the attractive developmental policy objectives of improving poor people's welfare–as the …

Agricultural labour dynamics in small-scale farming systems in rural South Africa

S Zantsi - Development in Practice, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT South Africa's 2030 National Development Plan (NDP), which is a long-term
policy and development strategic guideline, places agriculture at the centre of employment …

Redesigning production systems for water-use efficiency amongst smallholder farmers at Numbi, South Africa.

MT Morepje - 2024 - 102.133.176.231
The study sought to redesign production systems for water-use efficiency (WUE) using a
quantitative approach to enhance food security and rural livelihoods. The study focused on …

An Analysis of Challenges Facing Smallholder Crop Farmers and Informal Food Traders in the Agri-Food Value Chain in Gauteng Province, South Africa

L Msomi, M Zenda - South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2024 - scielo.org.za
The study's main objective was to investigate the challenges faced by smallholder crop
farmers and informal food traders in the agri-food value chain in Gauteng province. A …

How can we build a more inclusive South African agriculture?

S Zantsi - 2024 - scielo.org.za
The dualism of the South African agriculture is a symbol of colonial policies, particularly
those of the apartheid regime which was preoccupied with perpetuating a separate …

Investigating farm-level exit decisions and exit rates in commercial agriculture in South Africa, an agent-based approach

JC Cloete - 2022 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: Land supply is an undeniable but neglected component in
the agriculture transformation debate, with discussions on and research in the field of …