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The nature and extent of participation by small scale farmers in the Development Aid from People to People Farmers' Club project in Mazowe District of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The conventional top-down approach to development has been rendered unsustainable and is regarded as a poor strategy to achieving community empowerment and development. The past few decades have seen the promotion of ...
The use of information and communication technology by emerging commercial farmers in their development in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Although many researchers have shown JCT can enable development it remains a great challenge to
understand the link between ICT4D projects and the development of emerging commercial
agriculture. There is a need to realize ...
An investigation into farming enterprises under the land redistribution program in the Southern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
In 1994, the first democratically elected South African government promised to redistribute 30 % of white-owned farmland to the formerly disadvantaged people in order to rectify the racially-based unequal distribution of ...
Assessing the parliamentary contribution to the elimination of food insecurity in rural Malawi: An historical and grassroots perspective, 1998–2018
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Although Malawi is an agriculture-based economy, the country experiences extensive food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition, low productivity, and low income. Currently, food insecurity affects 58% of the population and 50.7% ...
Investigating institutions and policies shaping smallholder farming in South Africa: A case study of the Nkomazi area, Mpumalanga province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The agricultural sector plays an important role in the economy, globally. For developing countries, particularly rural areas, smallholder farming has become an active livelihood strategy. However, poverty and household ...
The effect of school feeding programmes among school-going children in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
School feeding programmes (SFPs) are known as a significant form of social protection that seeks to address food insecurity and educational improvement worldwide. This study seeks to evaluate the school feeding programmes ...