The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

This chapter investigates the conceptual and empirical linkages between social grants and agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Understanding the theoretical and empirical relationship between social transfers and smallholder entrepreneur...

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Autores principales: Sinyolo, Sikhulumile, Sinyolo, Sithembile A.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145926
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description This chapter investigates the conceptual and empirical linkages between social grants and agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Understanding the theoretical and empirical relationship between social transfers and smallholder entrepreneurship can enable policy makers to improve the design of rural development policy interventions and create synergies between cash transfers and poverty reduction by promoting enhanced agricultural productivity and production.
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spelling CGSpace1459262025-11-06T04:17:32Z The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sinyolo, Sikhulumile Sinyolo, Sithembile A. grants economic growth entrepreneurship social protection social policies farm income hunger smallholders dependency ratio propensity score matching social welfare agricultural development rural development food security poverty equality This chapter investigates the conceptual and empirical linkages between social grants and agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Understanding the theoretical and empirical relationship between social transfers and smallholder entrepreneurship can enable policy makers to improve the design of rural development policy interventions and create synergies between cash transfers and poverty reduction by promoting enhanced agricultural productivity and production. 2018-10-04 2024-06-21T09:05:21Z 2024-06-21T09:05:21Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145926 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Sinyolo, Sikhulumile; and Sinyolo, Sithembile A. 2018. The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection, eds. Fleur Stephanie Wouterse and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse. Chapter 4, Pp. 34-52. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145926
spellingShingle grants
economic growth
entrepreneurship
social protection
social policies
farm income
hunger
smallholders
dependency ratio
propensity score matching
social welfare
agricultural development
rural development
food security
poverty
equality
Sinyolo, Sikhulumile
Sinyolo, Sithembile A.
The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_full The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_fullStr The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_short The impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_sort impact of social grants on agricultural entrepreneurship among rural households in kwazulu natal south africa
topic grants
economic growth
entrepreneurship
social protection
social policies
farm income
hunger
smallholders
dependency ratio
propensity score matching
social welfare
agricultural development
rural development
food security
poverty
equality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145926
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