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    The Complexities of Climate Change Adaptation in South African Agriculture

    "Agriculture is a complex and politically contentious industry in South Africa, given its connection to food security, water, health and land reform, and the historic resource imbalances between black and white farmers. As a large country with man...

    Kieran Findlater

    • Climate Change Adaptation
    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Food security
    • Climatic changes
    • Agricultural resources
    • Land reform
    8 pages

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    Social Reproduction, Accumulation and Class Differentiation: Small-scale Sugarcane Growers in Mtubatuba, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

    "This paper argues that the rise and decline of small-scale sugarcane grower (SSG) production in KwaZulu-Natal must be historically located within a changing structural relationship with miller-processors, in turn conditioned by shifts in regulato...

    Alex Dubb

    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Sugarcane Growers
    • Livelihood
    • Social Grants
    • Agricultural resources
    • Sustainable living
    • Land reform
    32 pages

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    The Case for Re-Strategising Spending Priorities to Support Small-Scale Farmers in South Africa

    "This paper summarises what is known about South Africa’s public expenditure trends in respect of small-scale farmers, and discusses the growing contradictions between the policy priority placed on small-scale farming and the adequacy of support p...

    Ruth Hall

    Michael Aliber

    • Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme
    • Disbursement Practices
    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Agricultural resources
    • Agriculture--Economic aspects
    • Budget
    • Land reform
    • Expenditures, Public
    20 pages

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    Is the Livestock Sector in Southern Africa Prepared for Climate Change?

    "The climate of the Southern African region is moving towards drier and hotter regimes. Livestock production will be significantly affected by the change and variability of climate, yet the response to climate change in the region has been unco-or...

    Kennedy Dzama

    • Livestock Production
    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Food Security
    • Climate Change Adaptation
    • Climatic changes
    • Agricultural resources
    4 pages

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    Building Climate Resilience in Tanzania: Institutional Reform and Capacity Development

    Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, which will disproportionately affect the continent’s small-scale and subsistence farmers. It is thus vital to strengthen institutions to promote alternative agricultural practices and ne...

    Mercy Ojoyi

    • Food Security
    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Climatic changes
    • Agriculture--Environmental aspects
    8 pages

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    Challenging the Stereotypes: Small-scale black Farmers and Private Sector Support Programmes in South Africa A National scan

    All farmers in South Africa face severe economic and other pressures, and even large-scale and well-resourced producers face significant challenges in meeting the demands of highly competitive global markets. At the same time, state policies do n...

    Adetola Okunlola

    Mnqobi Ngubane

    Ben Cousins

    Andries Du Toit

    • Agro-Food System
    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Livelihoods
    • Food Value Chains
    • Agricultural resources
    • Sustainable development
    78 pages

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    Climate Change in Ghana: Impacts on Agriculture and the Policy Implications

    The five papers in this volume represent a selection of ongoing research on climate change in Ghana. They focus exclusively on agriculture given its significance in Ghana's economy. The lead off paper is by Ferdinand Mawunya and Samuel Adiku and i...

    Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA Ghana)

    • Anthropogenic Factors
    • Photosynthesis
    • Crop Yield
    • Adaptation
    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Economic Growth
    • Climatic changes
    • Agricultural resources
    • Economic development
    89 pages

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    Dynamics of Decline in Small-scale Sugarcane Production in South Africa: Evidence from Two 'Rural' Wards in the Umfolozi Region

    "Using evidence from two rural wards in the Umfolozi region, this paper critically investigates the dynamics and constraints of small-scale sugarcane production under conditions of decline. The rapid decline in small-scale sugarcane production was...

    Alex Dubb

    • Sugarcane Industry
    • Small-scale Farmers
    • Agricultural resources
    • Financial services industry
    33 pages

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