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Displaying 6 - 10 of 11Facilitating the transition from the second to the first economy in South Africa’s rural areas
Here we describe an economic development programme termed ARISE – an acronym for African Rural Initiatives for Sustainable Environments.
Mentorship alliance between South African established and developing farmers for sustainable agriculture sector reform
The South African government provides access to agricultural land for people not adequately represented in the agricultural sector. However, the government lacks sufficient funds and institutional infrastructure to provide post-settlement support to the settled developing farmers. A farmer-to-farmer mentorship programme between established and developing farm types has been identified as an institutional arrangement that could complement the government’s efforts.
The ecological and economic consequences of changing land use in the southern Drakensberg grasslands, South Africa
The grassland biome of the southern Drakensberg region of South Africa is characterized by a relatively rich floral biodiversity, including a high level of endemics. Land use in the area was traditionally dominated by livestock ranching based mainly on indigenous grassland that conserved biodiversity to some degree. Currently however, market demands and risk factors are shifting land use in the area to a matrix of beef, cropping, dairy and particularly, towards plantation forestry. A spreadsheet model was constructed to understand how expected land use conversion will likely influence th
High-tech industries' overseas investment performance evaluation - Application of data envelopment analysis
With the rapid change of the social environment, Mainland China has become a new economic market due to the great domestic demand caused by its enormous population and the increasing economic growth rate. Taiwanese businesses have gradually turned to develop in China under the pressure of increasing domestic wages and land costs for expanding factories as well as the enhancement of environmental protection.
The economic impact of a rural land tax on selected commercial farms in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
This study investigates the economic impact of a land tax implemented under the Local Government Municipal Property Rates Act No. 6 of 2004 on commercial farms using five case studies with five-year data sets in the Mtonjaneni and Umgeni municipal districts of KwaZulu-Natal.