Institutional Constraints to Small Farmer Development in Southern Africa
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Table of Contents:
Preface. Abbreviations and acronyms. Exchange rates for programme countries. Part I -- Background and issues on the role of institutions in smallholder development in Southern Africa. 1. Investigating institutional constraints to smallholder development: the issues and antecedents; A. Obi, T. Seleka. Abstract. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. The problem. 1.3. Plan of the book. References. Part II -- Rural livelihood strategies and current circumstances of the small farmer in South Africa. 2. Rural household sources of income, livelihoods strategies and institutional constraints in different commodity contexts; S. Ndhleve et al. Abstract. 2.1. Introduction and problem context. 2.2. Household sources of income. 2.3. Rural households' choice of activities. 2.4. Determinants of household activity choice and diversification. 2.5. Household income by source. 2.6. Income distribution. 2.7. Institutional factors in agricultural marketing. 2.8. The New Institutional Economics (NIE). 2.9. Marketing challenges faced by the Nguni project beneficiaries. 2.10. Existing market opportunities for Nguni cattle. 2.11. Potential markets for other Nguni cattle products. References. 3. Determinants of household activity choice, rural income strategies and diversification; S. Ndhleve, A. Obi. Abstract. 3.1. Introduction and problem context. 3.2. Rural sources of income. 3.3. Model structure and data. 3.4. Physical settings. 3.5. Socio-economic activities. 3.6. Results and discussions. 3.7. Conclusion and policy implications. References. 4. Rural income dynamics in post-apartheid South Africa: implications for reduction of poverty and income inequality; A. Obi, S. Ndhleve. Abstract. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Study area. 4.3. Results and discussions. 4.4. Conclusion and policy implications. References. Part III -- Socio-economic and commodity marketing factors among small farmers in South Africa. 5. Influence of institutional factors on smallholder farmers' marketing channel choices; B. Jari et al. Abstract. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. The project area. 5.3. Topography and climate. 5.4. Socio-economic factors. 5.5. The methodology. 5.6. Specification of the model. 5.7. Empirical results. 5.8. Summary. References. Part IV -- Marketing constraints and opportunities in specific commodity lines. 6. Marketing challenges and opportunities faced by the Nguni cattle project beneficiaries in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa; L. Musemwa, A. Mushunje. Abstract. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Overview of the Nguni cattle project. 6.3. Qualities, characteristics and traits of Nguni cattle. 6.4. Contribution of Nguni cattle to communal livelihoods. 6.5. Variables used in the analysis. 6.6. Results of association tests. 6.7. Results of the logistic regression. 6.8. Variation of market opportunities across municipalities. 6.9. Evaluation of model performance. 6.10. Conclusion. References. 7. Welfare and incentive effects of possible changes in the regulatory environment of the maize market in Swaziland; A. Obi, N.N. Mashinini. Abstract. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Objectives. 7.3. The country socio-economic context and the place of maize. 7.4. Summary, conclusions and way forward for Swaziland's maize industry. Acknowledgement. References. 8. Obstacles to the profitable production and marketing of horticulture products in Lesotho: an offset-constrained probit modeling of farmers' perception; A. Obi, L. Mphahama. Abstract. 8.1. Introduction and problem context. 8.2. Study area. 8.3. The data. 8.4. The model and analytical framework. 8.5. Results and discussion. 8.6. Conclusion. References. Part V -- Institutional issues in natural resource management and implications for smallholder development in Southern Africa. 9. The land question in smallholder development in South Africa; A. Obi. Abstract. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Land, economics and politics. 9.3. Land in South African economy and politics. 9.4. Agricultural taxation and the rural land tax debate. References. 10. Institutional factors in natural resource management in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa; M. Mokhahlane, A. Obi. Abstract. 10.1. Background. 10.2. Problem statement. 10.3. Land degradation in the Eastern Cape. 10.4. Existing institutional factors for natural resource management. 10.5. Effects of institutional factors on natural resource management. 10.6. The geographical context, experiment and findings. 10.7. Justification of Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework. 10.8. Institutional arrangements and institutional performance. 10.9. Expected results. 10.10. Conclusion and policy implications. References. Part VI -- Alternative trade and support arrangements to enhance livelihoods and welfare of small farmers. 11. Recent changes in markets and market relationships and lessons for the design of effective support programmes; B. Muchara, A. Obi. Abstract. 11.1. Overview of agricultural commodity markets in developing countries. 11.2. Maize commodity marketing and the emergence of informal markets in Zimbabwe. 11.3. Impact of FTLRP on agricultural input markets. 11.4. The livestock production and marketing in Zimbabwe. 11.5. The role of local authorities in livestock markets. 11.6. Policy focus. References. 12. Livelihoods, institutions and the small farmer; A. Obi. Abstract. 12.1. Introduction. 12.2. Do institutions still matter? 12.3. How much is too much? 12.4. How big is the problem and where are we towards addressing it? 12.5. Rural livelihood dynamics. 12.6. Dynamics of marketing channel choices. 12.7. Institutional innovations in research and community outreach. 12.8. Impact of trade regulation. 12.9. Land and natural resource management. 12.10. Changes in markets and marketing under institutional pressures. 12.11. Future directions for institutional analysis. References. Appendix -- The methodologies of the studies. A.1. Introduction. A.2. Model for baseline-related study. A.3. Models for the component studies assessing institutional constraints. A.4. Methods for the study on welfare and incentive effects of maize market deregulation in Swaziland. References. About the contributors. Keyword index.


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  • ISBN-13: 9789086867042
  • Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Wageningen Academic Publishers
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9086867049
  • Publisher Date: 06 Apr 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
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