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oapen-20.500.12657-345442021-11-08T10:17:27Z Unlocking markets to smallholders: Lessons from South Africa Schalkwyk, Herman D. van Obi, Ajuruchukwu Tilburg, Aad van Fraser, Gavin governance in supply smallholder farmers strategies to improve market access unlocking markets institutional and technical constraints Livestock South Africa Supermarket bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TV Agriculture & farming::TVM Smallholdings This book assesses the institutional, technical and market constraints as well as opportunities for smallholders, notably, emerging farmers in disadvantaged areas such as the former homelands of South Africa. Emerging farmers are previously disadvantaged black people who started or will start their business with the support of special government programs. Public support programs have been developed as part of the Black Economic Empowerment strategy of the South African government. These programs aim to improve the performance of emerging farmers. This requires, first and foremost, upgrading the emerging farmers skills by providing access to knowledge about agricultural and entrepreneurial practices. To become or to remain good farmers they also need access to suitable agricultural land and sufficient water for irrigation and for feeding their cattle. Finally, for emerging farmers to be engaged in viable farming operations, various factors need to be in place such as marketing and service institutions to give credit for agricultural inputs and investments; input markets for farm machinery, farm implements, fertilizers and quality seeds; and accessible output markets for their end products. This book develops a policy framework and potential institutional responses to unlock the relevant markets for smallholders. 2012-12-31 23:55:55 2018-06-26 00:00:00 2020-04-01T15:19:36Z 2020-04-01T15:19:36Z 2011 book 413359 OCN: 808385882 1871-9309 9789086861682 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34544 eng Mansholt Publication Series application/pdf n/a 413359.pdf http://www.wageningenacademic.com/mansholt10 Wageningen Academic Publishers 10.3920/978-90-8686-168-2 10.3920/978-90-8686-168-2 4bf20bcf-e428-432f-9b33-947a06e551fd 9789086861682 OAPEN-NL 10 268 Wageningen open access
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This book assesses the institutional, technical and market constraints as well as opportunities for smallholders, notably, emerging farmers in disadvantaged areas such as the former homelands of South Africa. Emerging farmers are previously disadvantaged black people who started or will start their business with the support of special government programs. Public support programs have been developed as part of the Black Economic Empowerment strategy of the South African government. These programs aim to improve the performance of emerging farmers. This requires, first and foremost, upgrading the emerging farmers skills by providing access to knowledge about agricultural and entrepreneurial practices. To become or to remain good farmers they also need access to suitable agricultural land and sufficient water for irrigation and for feeding their cattle. Finally, for emerging farmers to be engaged in viable farming operations, various factors need to be in place such as marketing and service institutions to give credit for agricultural inputs and investments; input markets for farm machinery, farm implements, fertilizers and quality seeds; and accessible output markets for their end products. This book develops a policy framework and potential institutional responses to unlock the relevant markets for smallholders.
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