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Land tenure rights and poverty reduction in Mafela resettlement community (Matobo District, Zimbabwe)
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
In this research, I present critical facts about Land Tenure Systems and Poverty Reduction processes in Mafela Resettlement community. I focus mainly on the Post-Fast Track Land Reform (2004 ; 2011) period and the interactive ...
Pro-poor value chain governance in the mtateni irrigation scheme at Tugela ferry, Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal
(2013)
This study explored value-chain governance in the Tugela Ferry Irrigation Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal, and presents data on input markets, vegetable production and output markets. Rural poverty is a major problem in post-apartheid ...
Policy agenda-setting and the use of analytical agenda-setting models for school sport and physical education in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study focused on policy agenda-setting models for school sport and physical education in South Africa. The primary objective was to assess and propose options for improved agenda-setting by focussing on the use of ...
Smallholder farmers response to changes in the farming environment in Gokwe-Kabiyuni, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Following Bryceson's article, 'De-agrarianisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Acknowledging the Inevitable', and other related writings in the volume Farewell to Farms, rural development has become a contested academic and ...
Trade of fish imported from Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cape Town Business district
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Fish remains a vital source of food, income, nutrition and livelihoods for millions of people in
Africa. This study investigated the modalities of trading in fish imported from sub-Saharan
Africa into South Africa in the ...
Assessment of the type, extent and modalities of intra-regional fish trade: A case of South Africa and other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This study assessed the type, extent and modalities of intra-regional fish trade
between South Africa and other SADC countries. Cross-border fish trade and its
importance in boosting intra-regional fish trade between ...
Trajectory from government-managed to farmer-managed smallholder irrigation and its effects on productivity, operation and maintenance: An analysis of Mamina Smallholder Irrigation Scheme in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Government's decision to devolve irrigation management to farmers was partly influenced by
international policy imperatives, which were propounded mainly by institutions associated
with the Consultative Group for ...
A Comparative Study of Rural Water Governance in the Limpopo Basin
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
In this thesis I examine and explore whether and if Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) inspired water reforms respond to- and address the diverse realities of women and men in informal (and formal) rural economies ...
Water resource management in the era of fiscal austerity : an exploration of the challenges of managing the Rietvlei dam and Centurion lake in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape., 2011)
The strain brought to bear on fiscal resources of municipalities in South Africa has had a negative effect on the ability by these municipalities to fulfil their obligations; that of delivering quality services to residents, ...
Rural livelihoods and agricultural production in smallholder irrigation schemes: The case of Hoxane Irrigation scheme
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This mini-thesis explores rural livelihoods and agricultural production in smallholder irrigation
schemes in South Africa. The study sought to determine the livelihoods of plot-holders and the
various production practices ...