Economic empowerment in South African agriculture

One of the most important challenges facing the South African agriculture sector is the empowerment of previously disadvantaged people. The process of enabling black South Africans to become farmers in their own right will require some well-designed efforts to level the playing field and to bring ab...

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Autores principales: van Zyl, Johan, Kirsten, Johann F.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161644
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description One of the most important challenges facing the South African agriculture sector is the empowerment of previously disadvantaged people. The process of enabling black South Africans to become farmers in their own right will require some well-designed efforts to level the playing field and to bring about a more diverse agricultural society. This challenge requires a shift in agricultural policy. Although this policy shift implies a greater focus on the new client base, it would not necessarily mean that policy would discriminate against present commercial farmers. In fact, it would open a number of new opportunities for all farmers. In the end, these efforts could result in a more efficient agriculture sector that could provide the impetus for a growing rural economy.
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spelling CGSpace1616442025-04-08T18:26:51Z Economic empowerment in South African agriculture van Zyl, Johan Kirsten, Johann F. agriculture economics food supply statistics economic situation gender One of the most important challenges facing the South African agriculture sector is the empowerment of previously disadvantaged people. The process of enabling black South Africans to become farmers in their own right will require some well-designed efforts to level the playing field and to bring about a more diverse agricultural society. This challenge requires a shift in agricultural policy. Although this policy shift implies a greater focus on the new client base, it would not necessarily mean that policy would discriminate against present commercial farmers. In fact, it would open a number of new opportunities for all farmers. In the end, these efforts could result in a more efficient agriculture sector that could provide the impetus for a growing rural economy. 1997 2024-11-21T09:56:59Z 2024-11-21T09:56:59Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161644 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute van Zyl, Johan; Kirsten, Johann. 1997. Economic empowerment in South African agriculture. In Achieving food security in southern Africa: new challenges, new opportunities. Haddad, Lawrence James (Ed.) Chapter 6 Pp. 174-202. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161644
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van Zyl, Johan
Kirsten, Johann F.
Economic empowerment in South African agriculture
title Economic empowerment in South African agriculture
title_full Economic empowerment in South African agriculture
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title_short Economic empowerment in South African agriculture
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topic agriculture
economics
food supply
statistics
economic situation
gender
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