Browsing Magister Philosophiae - MPhil (LAS) (Land and Agrarian Studies) by Issue Date
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Livelihoods and production in smallholder irrigation schemes: the case of New Forest Irrigation Scheme in Mpumalanga Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study explored the production and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in irrigation schemes in South Africa. The particular focus has been on the farming styles of smallholder farmers, the impact of irrigation scheme ... -
Assessing the role played by informal traders within the snoek value chain in selected townships in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)In the Western Cape, snoek (Thyrsites atun) is a target for small scale fisheries. This fishery is comprised of recreational, subsistence and traditional line fisheries in the province. Snoek contributes 40% to 50% of the ... -
Understanding the human dimensions of ecosystems approach to fisheries management: The case of fish workers in the hake sector in Saldanha Bay
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study outlines human dimensions in the hake sector in South Africa in terms of hake fish workers. The hake fish workers condition of employment, security of employment, social security issues, remunerations and their ... -
The comprehensive rural development programme as a vehicle for enhancing stakeholder participation in rural governance: a case study of Dysselsdorp in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The thesis seeks to investigate the extent to which the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) has succeeded in creating a platform for rural people, including marginalised groups, to be effectively involved in ... -
Grazing rights in communal areas of a post-independent Namibia: a case study of a grazing dispute in western Kavango region
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This dissertation aims at understanding the legal implications of a grazing dispute that was reported in the western Kavango Region a few years after Namibia’s Independence in 1990. This dispute which was between Ovawambo ... -
Large-scale land acquisitions in Kenya: the Yala Swamp case study of Kenya’s land governance system and actual practices
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This thesis examines debates concerning large-scale land acquisitions in Kenya by looking at the case of the Dominion Farms Limited takeover of Yala Swamp. The case study illustrates actual practices of Kenya’s land ... -
Rural livelihoods and women’s access to land: a case study of the Katuli Area, Mangochi District, Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Insecure access and limited rights to land are major factors contributing to poverty among rural women (Ellis,2000; Havnevik et al,2007). Despite that, rural women’s livelihoods are directly linked to land; they generally ... -
(Re)constructed communities under land restitution : a case study of the Popela land claim
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This dissertation explores the notions of community identity as they relate to land restitution. Specifically, the dissertation examines how community is (re)constructed in the Popela case study by examining how the claimants ... -
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 ... -
Institutional dynamics in a small-scale organic farming organisation : the case of the Ezemvelo Farmers' Organisation
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)This study explores institutional dynamics within an organic farming organisation, the Ezemvelo Farmers' Organisation (EFO), based in uMbumbulu in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The main objective of the study was to identify the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Role of water as a resource in hygiene and sanitation
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Water supply and sanitation remain a huge problem in townships and rural areas of South Africa, in effect affecting the water supply, hygiene and health of marginalized communities. Following democracy in 1994, South ... -
Movement of Zimbabwean immigrants into, within and out of the farm labour market in Limpopo province of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This thesis presents findings from ethnographic research conducted over a period of 17 months in the Blouberg and Molemole local municipalities of Capricorn District in Limpopo province with the aim of exploring mobility ... -
Food provision challenges facing early childhood development centres in two Cape Town townships
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Early childhood has been identified as a critical period for providing nutritional intervention, with nutritional adequacy during the first 1000 days having long term implications for human development. South Africa’s ... -
Food provision challenges facing Early Childhood Development Centres in two Cape Town townships
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Early childhood has been identified as a critical period for providing nutritional intervention, with nutritional adequacy during the first 1000 days having long term implications for human development. South Africa’s ... -
Housing development and customary land tenure systems in Ghana: A case study of peri-urban Kumasi
(University of Western Cape, 2020)This research examines the ways in which the rapid commoditisation of land in Ghana’s peri-urban areas is transforming local customary tenure systems. The research focuses on two selected research sites in Ghana’s peri-urban ... -
Namibia’s Land Redistribution Programme: A Case Study of Steinhausen (Okarukambe) Constituency in Omaheke Region
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)As a means to assuage historical land inequities, resultant socio-economic disparities and poverty alleviation, the Namibian Government undertook to reform the land sector. Guided by the Constitution and the Resolutions ... -
Namibia’s land redistribution programme: A case study of Steinhausen (Okarukambe) constituency in Omaheke region
(University of Western Cape, 2020)As a means to assuage historical land inequities, resultant socio-economic disparities and poverty alleviation, the Namibian Government undertook to reform the land sector. Guided by the Constitution and the Resolutions ...