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Overview"This is a socio-economic study of agriculture and its contribution to livelihoods in Venda, one of the black ""homelands"" created in South Africa under apartheid. It is based on a survey of households on the Tshiombo irrigation scheme, a project in central Venda with approximately 600 plot-holders. The objective of the study is to gain an understanding of how small-scale agriculture contributes to household livelihoods in the homelands during the transition from apartheid to democracy and to identify areas in which the state, or other parties, can intervene to redress the historic neglect of black agriculture and develop the rural economy. The book concludes that there is scope for further development of the agricultural economy at Tshiombo but this will require comprehensive reform of existing state services. Constraints of land, capital and household labour suggest that in most cases agriculture is likely to remain supplementary to income obtained from the non-farm economy, but can be a valuable source of food and an important safety net in times of crisis." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward LahiffPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: No. 20 Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780714651378ISBN 10: 0714651370 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 November 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsLand, agriculture and rural livelihoods in the homelands; the land and people of Venda; agriculture in Venda; introduction to the Tshiombo case study; household composition, income and assets at Tshiombo; agricultural production at Tshiombo; household livelihoods and the prospects for development at Tshiombo; conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationEdward Lahiff Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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