Author : University of the Western Cape. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780868087412
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (874 download)
Book Synopsis Smallholders and Agro-food Value Chains in South Africa by : University of the Western Cape. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Download or read book Smallholders and Agro-food Value Chains in South Africa written by University of the Western Cape. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Progressive agrarian transformation has rhetorically encompassed a shift to small-scale agriculture in South Africa since at least 1994 when the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) proposed reorienting agricultural support towards small-scale production. However, material support for this shift only really took off in 2009 when government and agribusiness converged on a strategy to integrate small-scale growers into value chains - mainly in the form of contract farming. Using original case study material, Smallholders and Agro-Food Value Chains in South Africa draws lessons from the value chains integration strategy and various innovative models developed to support it. Case studies range from agribusiness-sponsored sub-contracting projects to strategic partnership agreements on restitution farms and welfarist urban agricultural projects in the heart of Johannesburg. The book reflects on who might benefit from the value chains integration strategy : Will it only serve a narrow, relative elite, of small-scale black farmers ? Or can the strategy potentially widen the base of small-scale producers so that they become a significant force in South Africa's agricultural sector ?" -- Back cover.