A typology of emerging farmers in three rural provinces of South Africa: what are the implications for the land redistribution policy?

S Zantsi, LP Pienaar, JC Greyling - International Journal of Social …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Understanding diversity amongst potential beneficiaries of land redistribution is of
critical importance for both design and planning of successful land reform interventions. This …

Land redistribution in South Africa's land reform policy: A better way to select beneficiaries

S Zantsi, JC Greyling - Agrekon, 2021 - journals.co.za
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 …

Modeling drivers of postharvest losses among smallholder vegetable farmers in eThekwini Metropolitan: an examination of a zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) approach

S Qange, L Mdoda, A Mditshwa - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Postharvest losses (PHLs) challenge smallholder vegetable farmers in developing
countries, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, impacting food security and economic …

Towards a viable farm size–determining a viable household income for emerging farmers in South Africa's Land Redistribution Programme: an income aspiration …

S Zantsi, G Mack, N Vink - Agrekon, 2021 - journals.co.za
The purpose of this article is to propose an improved methodology to determine a viable
farm size for potential emerging farmers as land reform beneficiaries. Land reform in South …

Unlocking the potential of the emerging smallholder farming sector in South African agriculture: An agent-based approach

S Zantsi - 2021 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: This dissertation investigates how land redistribution can be
achieved and how its main prospective beneficiaries, emerging farmers, can be integrated …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of farming systems using land as a driver of production and sustainability in the Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa

F Materechera, MC Scholes - Agricultural Sciences, 2021 - scirp.org
South African agricultural farming systems are characterised by a duality in which there
exists large-scale commercial farmers and small-scale farmers. Large-scale commercial …

Explaining land size demand among potential emerging farmers in South Africa: what does it mean for land redistribution policy?

S Zantsi - South African Geographical Journal, 2021 - journals.co.za
ABSTRACT The South African land redistribution is stalling, and frustration in both citizens
and politicians has gained momentum in recent years. Among its numerous …

[PDF][PDF] Productivity gap between commercial farmers and potential emerging farmers in South Africa: implications for land redistribution policy.

S Zantsi, K Cloete, A Möhring - 2021 - researchgate.net
A common feature of South African agriculture is its dualistic nature showing wide
differences in production levels. For the purpose of land redistribution, existing studies do …

How can South Africa's land redistribution succeed? An agent-based modelling approach for assessing structural and economic impacts

S Zantsi, G Mack, A Möhring, K Cloete, JC Greyling… - 2024 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
This paper wants to make the case that agent-based modelling may contribute to provide
support for the difficult process of South Africa's land reform by running scenarios that then …

[PDF][PDF] Farming systems in South Africa beyond 2020: a scenario-based study, using systems analysis, of the connectivity between farming systems in the Vhembe …

F Materechera-Mitochi - 2023 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Agriculture is a significant contributor to the South African economy and overall development
as it contributes to poverty reduction and food security. It is against this backdrop that …