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Femi, Olubode-Awosola; van Schalkwyk, Herman D.. |
South Africa's agricultural sector is characterized by a skewed participation of the population. There are vastly white commercial farmers and black subsistence farmers. This is attributed to the past government's intervention in the economy, which lead to exclusion of and discrimination against the blacks regarding access to land. The new government is committed to redressing this imbalance through agricultural reform and development strategies namely land, agrarian, trade and market reforms. One of the government's primary policy thrusts is to provide access to agricultural land for people not adequately represented in the agricultural sector. However, the government lacks sufficient resources to provide land and support services to the farmers been... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: E6; O1; Q15; P0; L12; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25725 |