Browsing by Author "Hall, Ruth"
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Agricultural extension and commercialisation in rural Malawi: implications for livelihoods, class and gender differentiation
Msofi, Loveness (University of the Western Cape, 2023)This doctoral research aims at understanding the relationships between agricultural extension, commercialisation, and social differentiation and their implications for livelihoods in rural Malawi. The research addresses a ... -
Changing labor, land and social relations on commercial farms: a case study from Limpopo, South Africa
Zamchiya, Phillan (2008)Over the past fifteen years, the South African government has extended various land, labour and social rights to farm workers, ranging from provisions of basic labour rights in 1993 to the minimum wage in 2003. Literature ... -
Ideologies and discourses underpinning paradigms of small-scale farmer development: a critical analysis of state and non-governmental extension support programmes in uPhongolo, KwaZulu-Natal
Yeni, Sithandiwe (2013)As a means to reduce poverty particularly in rural areas, the South African government has placed great emphasis on the development of small-scale farmers into becoming commercial farmers. Central to this effort is the ... -
In or out of court? Strategies for resolving farm tenure disputes in Limpopo province, South Africa
Shirinda, Shirhami Eddie (University of the Western Cape, 2011)In this thesis I explore dispute resolution mechanisms within the context of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 62 of 1997 (ESTA) and more generally the extent to which the law and the court can be used to effect ... -
An investigation of land grabbing amidst resettlement in post-conflict Amuru District, Northern Uganda
Serwajja, Eria (University of the Western Cape, 2014)This dissertation investigates the processes which underpin land grabbing, the diverse land grab types, actors involved and their roles in facilitating the expropriation of community land. It also interrogates the agrarian ... -
Large-scale land acquisitions in Kenya: the Yala Swamp case study of Kenya’s land governance system and actual practices
Lumumba, Odenda Richard (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 ... -
Namibia’s Land Redistribution Programme: A Case Study of Steinhausen (Okarukambe) Constituency in Omaheke Region
Mandimika, Prisca (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
Mandimika, Prisca (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 ... -
The politics of inclusive business models in agricultural investments: The case of sugarcane production in Kilombero, Tanzania
Sulle, Emmanuel (University of Western Cape, 2021)In recent years, donors, policy makers, and non-governmental organisations working on land and agricultural issues have latched onto the catch phrase ‘inclusive business models’ as an alternative to large-scale land ... -
The potential and limits of the proactive land acquisition strategy: land reform implementation in Gauteng province of South Africa
Ranwedzi, Emmanuel Ndivhuho (University of the Western Cape, 2013)Land reform in South Africa emerged as one of the important policies for reconciliation, reconstruction and development of the country after years of racial segregation. Its implementation has been three-fold i.e. land ... -
Reviewing farm worker equity schemes: a case study of Saamwerk wine farm in the Overberg region, Western Cape
Tom, Boyce (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research investigated experiences of the Saamwerk equity scheme as a framework to analyze the ways in which the scheme has achieved the objectives of land reform. It reviewed the role of this scheme in relation to the ...