Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 42
Social dynamics and sustainability in three community garden projects in the City of Johannesburg
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Social dynamics and sustainability in three community garden projects in the
City of Johannesburg
M. Lewis
MPhil Master’s full thesis, the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS),
Faculty of Economic ...
Local perceptions of the fast track land reform programme (FTLRP) in Umguza resettlement scheme in Zimbabwe
(2009)
Fast track land reform in Zimbabwe has caused a raging debate drawing a lot of attention to the re-distribution programme. The invasion of commercial farms had a bearing on agricultural production, food security, security ...
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 ...
Exploring plausible futures and its implications for the governance of local food systems using local actors’ expertise in the Witzenberg region.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Despite having a significant agri-food sector, South Africa is faced with strong food security issues related to high inequalities and the legacy of the apartheid regime. The South African food system finds itself at risk ...
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 ...
Critical evaluation of the impact of urban agriculture on food security: Case study of urban food gardens in Kayamandi settlement in Stellenbosch, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This research investigates the impact of urban agriculture on food security through urban food garden projects in Kayamandi. Food insecurity is a major global challenge, 795 million people in the world suffer from hunger ...
Urban agriculture a livelihood strategy for food security in the Cape Flats: A case study of community-based and home food gardens in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Growing urban food insecurity has prompted many researchers, NGOs, international agencies and governments to advocate for urban agriculture as a livelihood strategy to improve the household food security of the urban poor. ...
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 ...
A comparative analysis of alternative food security indicators, using farm workers in the Northern Cape Province as a case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The concept of food insecurity is complex and difficult to measure. Food insecurity is measured
at different levels – global, national, household and individual. In order to have appropriate
assessments of food security ...
Nutritional capabilities of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in Langa, Western Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The opportunities and challenges faced by young people who are not in any kind of
employment, education or training (NEETs) are under-reported by scholars in the field of
development. In this regard, what NEETs in South ...