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Cattle, commercialisation and land reform: dynamics of social reproduction and accumulation in Besters, KwaZulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The thesis examines the processes of social differentiation amongst households living on farms transferred through South African land reform, and the degree to which the ‘commercialisation’ of the cattle economy accounts ...
Allocation and use of water for domestic and productive purposes: an exploratory study from the Letaba river catchment
(2009)
In this thesis, I explore the allocation and use of water for productive and domestic
purposes in the village of Siyandhani in the Klein Letaba sub-area, and how the
allocation and use is being affected by new water ...
A gender-sensitive analysis of farmers' perceptions on conservation farming technologies :case study of Insiza Distric in Matebeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The aim of the research was to identify what female and male farmersthink are the best strategies to enhance the role of conservation farming as a buffer against social, economic and environmental hazards, and a means of ...
The role of local government in common pool resource management: the case of municipal commonage in the northern cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
Municipal commonage has the potential to make a major contribution to land redistribution in South Africa. During the Apartheid era, land under the control of local government was leased out to commercial farmers at ...
The contribution of communal rangelands to rural people's livelihoods in the Maluti district
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
The contribution of common property resources to rural people's livelihoods is enormous, yet policy makers overlook it. Wild resources, grazing resources and trees provide an important buffer for most rural households. ...