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Identifying Serious Farmers In The Former Ciskei: Implications For Small-Scale Farm Research And Land Reform

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  • Eckert, Jerry B.
  • Williams, William

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Rural household survey data fro Mgwalana (Eastern Cape) are used to assess the intensity of involvement in agricultural enterprises. This area typifies the expected results of Alan Low's theory regarding disincentives to farming in the southern Africa, ie. most households do not actively use their land resources. Statistical stratification methods are developed and tested to provide the means for quickly identifying seriously committed farm households. While the percent of households identified as "serious farmers" is small, they account for a disproportionately large share of the region's agricultural production and farm resource use. They thus constitute an attractive recommendation domain for farming systems research and extension programs. Implications from Mgwalana are drawn for land reform and support programs for emerging farmers.

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  • Eckert, Jerry B. & Williams, William, 1995. "Identifying Serious Farmers In The Former Ciskei: Implications For Small-Scale Farm Research And Land Reform," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 34(2), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:agreko:267747
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.267747
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    1. Anseeuw, Ward & Laurent, Catherine & Modiselle, Salome & Carsten, Johan & van der Poll, Sakkie, 2001. "Diversity of the rural farming households and policy issues: an analysis based on a case study in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa," MPRA Paper 23768, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Conradie, B. I. & Eckert, J. B. & Kleynhans, T. E. & Griessel, H. M., 1996. "Apple Production Systems For Small-Scale Farmers In I The Western Cape," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 35(1), March.
    3. Laurent, Catherine & van Rooyen, Johan & Madikizela, Patrick & Bonnal, Philippe & Carstens, Johan, 1998. "Households typology for relating social diversity and technical change. The example of rural households in the Khambashe area of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa," MPRA Paper 27026, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. van Averbeke, W. & Mohamed, S.S., 2006. "Smallholder farming styles and development policy in South Africa: The case of Dzindi Irrigation Scheme," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 45(2), pages 1-22, June.

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