Using a new compilation of agricultural data, we find that South Africa increased its total
maize production from 328,000 tons in 1904 to 1.68 million tons in 1935, and 12.2 million …

Choices by farmers—notably what crop to grow, where—are not only influenced by spatially
sensitive environmental attributes but also economic factors that respond to changes in …

The public expenditure shifts that took place following the discovery of diamonds and gold
during the second half of the nineteenth century had far‐reaching consequences for …

During the first half of the 20th century, the policy stance towards South African agriculture
swung from suppression to support. More recently, the agricultural support policies were …

Abstract Modern South Africa is a product of its history and geography: the strategic location
of the Cape Colony on the sea route to the east, the great mineral discoveries, and the greed …

Over a period of time, the South African agricultural sector has been divided into two sub-
sectors, ie, commercial and subsistence farming for whites and black farmers respectively. It …

This paper explores reasons why some commercial producers in South Africa are expecting
to quit and sell their farms, and others are not. Of 450 respondents to a voluntary survey …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: This dissertation investigates the way distortionary
agricultural policies, responding to political tensions during South Africa's structural …

Commercial agriculture is a critical industry for South Africa, both from an economic and a
social perspective. Maize forms a vital part of the diet of millions of people across the country …

Since 1994, the South African government has grappled with a dilemma: how to undo the
injustices of the past in a way that builds a more just and equal society. Land is at the heart …