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Towards understanding the dilemma of Food Security in the rural areas of South Africa
Although South Africa is food secure on a country level, large numbers of households within the country remain food insecure.
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The Agrarian Question in the 21st Century
Since the start of my career the focus of my scholarly research has been what has been defined as the agrarian question.
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The Potential for Social Protection in Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Empowering Women Farmers in Namibia
Amadhila, Elina M. 2023. The Potential for Social Protection in Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Empowering Women Farmers in Namibia. G...
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Access to Land and Agricultural Incentives for the Youth in Namibia
Amadhila, Elina M. 2022. Access to Land and Agricultural Incentives for the Youth in Namibia. In V. Gumede & T. Shonhe (Eds.), Rethinkin...
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When Custom Divides “Community”: Legal Battles over Platinum in North West Province
Mnwana, Sonwabile. 2021. When Custom Divides “Community”: Legal Battles over Platinum in North West Province. In W. Beinart, R. Kingwill, &a...
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Land, conflict and radical distributive claims in South Africa’s rural mining frontier
Mnwana, Sonwabile and Andrew Bowman. 2021. Land, conflict and radical distributive claims in South Africa’s rural mining frontier. The Extra...
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“We are free when water is available”: gendered livelihood implications of sporadic water supply in Northern Ghana
Jeil, Emmanuel Bintaayi, Kabia Abass and John Kuumuori Ganle. 2020. “We are free when water is available”: gendered livelihood implications ...
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Land reform, rural inequality and agrarian change: the case of Isidenge, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape
Beinart, William, Sonwabile Mnwana and Luvuyo Wotshela. 2020. Land reform, rural inequality and agrarian change: the case of Isidenge, Stutt...
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Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes
Sikora, Richard A., Eugene R. Terry, Paul L.G. Vlek and Joyce Chitja. (Eds.). 2020. Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints...
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ICT-Based Platforms as a Driver of the Transformation of Africa's Smallholder Agriculture
For a number of years we have been observing the rapid growth and proliferation of ICT-based platforms for small farmers all over Africa.
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Food security in rural areas of Limpopo province, South Africa
N. De Cock, M. D’Haese, N. Vink, C. J. van Rooyen, L. Staelens, H. C. Schönfeldt and L. D’Haese. 2013. Food security in rural areas of Limpo...
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Smallholder Irrigation Schemes, Agrarian Reform and ‘Accumulation from Above and from Below’ in South Africa
Ben Cousins. 2013. Smallholder Irrigation Schemes, Agrarian Reform and ‘Accumulation from Above and from Below’ in South Africa. Journal of ...
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Land, Labour and the Production of Affliction in Rural Southern Africa
Bridget O’Laughlin. 2013. Land, Labour and the Production of Affliction in Rural Southern Africa. Journal of Agrarian Change, 13 (1), pp 175...
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Introduction: Agrarian Change, Rural Poverty and Land Reform in South Africa since 1994
Bridget O’Laughlin, Henry Bernstein, Ben Cousins and Pauline E. Peters. 2013. Introduction: Agrarian Change, Rural Poverty and Land Reform i...
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Towards Impact and Resilience: Transformative Change In and Through Agricultural Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
Frans Swanepoel, Zenda Ofir and Aldo Stroebel (Editors). 2014. Towards Impact and Resilience: Transformative Change In and Through Agricultu...
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Mineral Wealth and Distributive Struggles on the Platinum Belt, South Africa
This project explores distributive struggles on the platinum belt in South Africa.
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Women’s Associations in a Pastoralist Society in Transformation: Implications for Gender-Based Livelihood Improvement Policies in Benin
How does the organization of women transform gender relations and living standards of Fulani women in pastoralist communities of northern Benin?
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Mobilizing for Natural Resource Management at the Micro-level in Rural Africa
Natural resource management (NRM) involves efforts by different institutions to formulate and implement laws, policies and legislation to ensure viable use of natural resources.
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Traditional leadership, democracy and development in the rural eastern Cape: a study of futures past
The problem of how to marry constitutional democracy with traditional authorities in the postcolonial context is not unique to South Africa and has been substantially explored in other contexts.
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Food and nutrition security in rural communities
A book is being developed which takes into account multiple objectives of providing enough food at household and individual level, an acceptable monetary income and sustainable production under the constraints of limited access to resources (land, credit, water, technology, information, level of education and more), dependency on remittances and social security programs, and limited access to markets.
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Impact of sustainable intensification of food production on environment and human well-being
Africa, once considered the breadbasket of the world, is now strongly affected by problems with food insecurity and malnutrition.
