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Volume 36, issue 4, 1997

Table of Contents pp. 3

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The effects of economic incentives in controlling pollution in the South African Leather Industry pp. 6

S.P. Mowat, G.G. Antrobus and Gavin C.G. Fraser

THE BATAT MARKETING DRIVE: IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS pp. 8

E. van Renen

Factors affecting soil conservation decisions of KwaZulu-Natal commercial sugarcane farmers pp. 9

Stuart R.D. Ferrer and W. Lieb Nieuwoudt

Risk preferences of Kwazulu-Natal commercial sugar cane farmers pp. 9

Stuart R.D. Ferrer, Dana Hoag and W. Lieb Nieuwoudt

Machinery and labour biases of technical change in South African agriculture: A cost function approach pp. 9

Rob F. Townsend, Johan van Zyl and Colin G. Thirtle

Impact on South African meat demand of a possible free trade agreement with the European Union pp. 9

M.S.A. Badurally-Adam and Mark A.G. Darroch

Demand and supply factors in the export of South African fresh oranges to the United Kingdom: 1976-1993 pp. 10

P.R.S. Khuele and Mark A.G. Darroch

Agriculture and rural livelihood in Northwest Peddie district pp. 10

N.N. Monde-Gweleta, W. van Averbeke, A. Ainslie, Z.M. Ntshona, Gavin C.G. Fraser and Abenet Belete

Indexing participation in the market economy through factor analysis: Implications for food security pp. 11

Moraka T. Makhura, M.F. Goode and Gerhard K. Coetzee

The true value of irrigation water in the Olifants River Basin: Western Cape pp. 11

D.B. Louw and Herman D. van Schalkwyk

Participation and decentralisation in rural development: Lessons from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project pp. 12

A.N. Parker

’N EKONOMIESE EVALUERING VAN TEKORTBESPROEIING EN VERHOOGDE WATERTOEDIENINGSDOELTREFFENDHEID OP LANDBOUWATERGEBRUIK pp. 12

Bennie Grove and L.K. Oosthuizen

Optimisation of different land use regimes in the Mhala district pp. 12

H.N. Balyamujura and Herman D. van Schalkwyk

Deregulation of Lesotho's maize market pp. 12

Herman D. van Schalkwyk, Johan van Zyl, P.W. Botha and B. Bayley

Economic effects of market and trade liberalisation on agriculture in the Western Cape Province of South Africa pp. 13

Johan van Zyl, Rob F. Townsend and Nick Vink

The effects of water policies on the farm sector in the Western Cape pp. 13

Johan van Zyl and Nick Vink

Assessing the benefits of research expenditures on maize production in South Africa pp. 13

Rob F. Townsend, Johan van Zyl and Colin G. Thirtle

Efficacy of collateral types used by financial intermediaries in KwaZulu-Natal pp. 13

M.E. Kuhn, Mark A.G. Darroch and Gerald F. Ortmann

International marketing developments and the effects on South African agriculture pp. 19

A. van der Merwe and Rolf-Joachim Otto

A social accounting matrix for modeling agricultural policy reform in South Africa pp. 20

Scott McDonald, Johann Kirsten and Johan van Zyl

The impact of regional integration on Southern African agriculture pp. 22

G. Maasdorp

Trade liberalization and the environment: The case of agriculture in South Africa pp. 27

Rashid M. Hassan

Water institutions, markets and decentralized resource management: Prospects for innovative policy reforms in irrigated agriculture pp. 35

G.R. Backeberg

Volume 36, issue 3, 1997

Agricultural Salinization in the Olfants River at Loskop Valley, Mpumalanga pp. 16

John Komo Aihoon, Jan A. Groenewald and Helmke J. Sartorius von Bach

Production Incentives for Small Scale Farmers in Zimbabwe: The Case of Cotton and Maize pp. 17

Rob F. Townsend and Colin G. Thirtle

The Relationship Between Farm Size and Technical Inefficiency of Production of Wheat Farmers in the Eastern Free State, Province of South Africa pp. 20

S.A. Ngwenya, George E. Battese and Euan M. Fleming

The Low Input Farming Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and Experiences pp. 21

Kojo Spio

Commercial Agriculture in the Western Cape: Macroeconomic Analysis with a Social Accounting Matrix pp. 26

Jerry B. Eckert, G.F. Lienbenberg and Dirk P. Troskie

Volume 36, issue 2, 1997

Table of Contents pp. 1

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Book Review pp. 2

W. Lieb Nieuwoudt

FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN TWO COMMUNITIES pp. 10

D.J. Mmakola, Johann Kirsten and Jan A. Groenewald

RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS: AN OVERVIEW pp. 18

Kojo Spio and Jan A. Groenewald

PERCEPTIONS OF RISK AMONG COMMERCIAL FARMERS IN KWAZULU-NATAL IN A CHANGING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT pp. 21

R.C. Stockil and Gerald F. Ortmann

THE POTENTIAL USE OF POLLUTION INSURANCE AS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS pp. 22

John Komo Aihoon, Jan A. Groenewald and Helmke J. Sartorius von Bach

CHALLENGES AND ROLES FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION pp. 25

Johan van Rooyen

OPTIMALE BESTUURSTRATEGIEË VIR TIPIESE BOERE IN DIE VAALHARTSBESPROEIINGSGEBIED TYDENS TOESTANDE VAN WISSELENDE WATERVOORSIENING pp. 26

H.M. Symington and Machiel F. Viljoen

Volume 36, issue 01, 1997

Table of Contents pp. 1

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A PROBIT ANALYSIS OF WOMEN FARMERS’ ACCESS TO FARM LAND AND CREDIT IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE pp. 7

M.R. Mokoena, Mulugetta Mekuria and M. Ngqaleni

F.R. TOMLINSON: MENS EN WETENSKAPLIKE pp. 9

Dirk Jacobus Gysbert Smith

A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DEMAND FOR BEEF, MUTTON/GOAT, PORK AND CHICKEN IN KENYA, 1961-1991 pp. 11

Demese Chanyalew and Abenet Belete

FARM LABOUR REMUNERATION, LABOUR LEGISLATION AND COMMERCIAL FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS IN KWAZULU-NATAL pp. 13

R.A. Newman, Gerald F. Ortmann and Michael C. Lyne

MAIZE MARKETING AND PRICING IN LESOTHO: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY REFORM pp. 18

Andrew L. Makenete, Gerald F. Ortmann and Mark A.G. Darroch

ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF WATER TREATMENT COSTS AT THE DV HARRIS PLANT IN THE UMGENI CATCHMENT AREA pp. 19

D.B. Dennison and Michael C. Lyne

HERD SIZE AND EFFICIENCY ON MIXED CROP AND LIVESTOCK FARMS: CASE STUDIES OF CHIWESHE AND GOKWE, ZIMBABWE pp. 22

M. Muchena, Jenifer Piesse, Colin G. Thirtle and Rob F. Townsend

Volume 35, issue 4, 1996

CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY REFORM IN SOUTH AFRICA: CONDUCIVE OR OBSTRUCTIVE TO SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF AGRICULTURE

G. R. Backeberg

THE TRANSITION OF EASTERN EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE: THE CHALLENGE FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS

G. Schmitt

TRANSFORMATION: THE CHALLENGE TO COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

J. A. Groenewald

TRANSFORMING DEVELOPING AGRICULTURE: ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR GROWTH

M. C. Lyne

FARM STRUCTURE AND LAND TENURE SYSTEMS FOR A TRANSFORMED AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

H. K. Sigwele

SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY

P. J. A. Swart

ON GETTING AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AND SOUTH AFRICA

Jock Anderson

AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL FINANCE: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE ROAD AHEAD

N. J. Krafft

PROGRESS WITH DIFFERENT LAND REFORM OPTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Johann Kirsten, J. van Rooyen and S. Ngqangweni

TENURE ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCESS TO CREDIT:THE CASE OF SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE

F. D. K. Anim and H. D. van Schalkwyk

POLICY INDUCED INNOVATION IN SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

R. Townsend and C. Thirtle

MACROECONOMIC IMPACTS ON COMMERCIAL FARM INCOMES IN SOUTH AFRICA

R. Townsend

CAUSES OF MAIZE FARM BANKRUPTCY IN SOUTH AFRICA: 1970- 1994

D. S. Swanepoel

DIE GENERERING EN GEBRUIK VAN KUMULATIEWE WAARSKYNLIKHEIDSVERDELINGS VIR DIE EVALUERING VAN DIVERSIFIKASIE AS RISIKOBESTUURSWYSE IN DIE WINTERTONGEBIED

P. Breytenbach, J. A. Meiring and L. K. Oosthuizen

A FINANCIAL MODEL TO FUND LAND REDISTRIBUTION IN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY OF KWAZULU-NATAL

P. Simms

THE EFFICIENCY AND OUTREACH OF RURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

G. Coetzee and Nick Vink

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY: THE CASE OF THE MILK GROWTH HORMONE BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN

J. A. du Plessis and P. J. Potgieter

INTERCROPPING - THE' HIDDEN REVOLUTION: A SOLUTION TO LAND SCARCITY AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY

K. Spio

RED MEAT PROCESSING IN THE FREE STATE: PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AT FARM LEVEL

C. Berning and P. J. Potgieter

THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT MACRO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON THE OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTION OF BEEF IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN CUSTOMS UNION

A. Jooste and H. D. van Schalkwyk

REFINING RETURNS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICAN COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

Y. Khatri, David Schimmelpfennig, C. Thirtle and J. van Zyl

WELFARE EFFECTS OF REGULATION IN LESOTHO'S WHEAT MARKET

H. D. van Schalkwyk, J. van Zyl and O. T. Doyer

DETERMINANTS OF THE MAIZE BOARD-MILLER MARKETING MARGIN IN SOUTH AFRICA: 1977-1993

W. J. F. Vigne and M. A. G. Darroch

SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR A SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD POLICY

C. J. van Rooyen, S. Ngqangweni and D. Frost

INITIAL FINDINGS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF THE NORTHERN PROVINCE

M. Mekuria and N. P. Moletsane

POVERTY, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: EVIDENCE FROM KWAZULU

Johann Kirsten, A. N. Parker and J. van Zyl

DETERMINANTS OF INPUT USE ON SMALLHOLDER FARMS IN THE FORMER LEBOW A

M. Chikanda and Johann Kirsten

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM PREVIOUS SMALL FARMER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH AFRICA?

C. J. van Rooyen and S. Nene

EMPOWERING SMALL FARMERS THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION: THE CASE OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER

D. Carney and C. J. van Rooyen

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Volume 35, issue 3, 1996

CROP LEVEL SUPPLY RESPONSE IN SOUTH AFRICAN I AGRICULTURE: AN ERROR CORRECTION APPROACH

David Schimmelpfennig, Colin Thirtle and J. van Zyl

BEEF TRADE PREFERENCES AND INTENSITIES IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN CUSTOMS UNION

Andre Jooste and Herman van Schalkwyk

'N DINAMIESE LINE'eRE PROGRAMMERINGSBEPLANNINGSMODEL VIR GEMENGDE VEE-WEIDING-GRAANBOERDERYE

M. Smit and J. P. Lombard

DIE EFFEKTIWITEIT VAN DIE VLOERPRYSSKEMA AS STABILISASIE-MEGANISME IN DIE PRIMME BEESVLEISBEDRYF

W. J. Venter and J. van Zyl

NAVORSINGSNOTA: 'N VERGELYKING VAN DOELTREFFENDE EN ONDOELTREFFENDE PERSONEELBESTUURSPRAKTYKE EN -BELEIDE VAN BOERE IN DIE VERNAAMSTE LANDBOUBEDRYVVE

L. K. Oosthuizen

CONFERENCE REVIEW: THE ROLE OF INFORMATION IN SOUTH' AFRICAN AGRICULTURE: NEEDS, SOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY

T. I. Fenyes

KOMMENTAAR: IMPLIKASIES VAN TARIFERING VIR DIE VRYSTAATSE LANDBOU

Koos Coetzee

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Volume 35, issue 2, 1996

SOUTH AFRICA, AFRICA AND THE WORLD: A POLITICAL ECONOMY PERSPECTIVE

T. I. Fenyes

THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE AND THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Dean A. DeRosa

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION GROWTH IN THE SADC REGION AN ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCING FACTORS

A. Panin and M. Mahabile

RESEARCH NOTE: PEASANT FARMER SUPPLY RESPONSE TO MAIZE PRICE CHANGES IN THE MIDDLEDRIFT DISTRICT

G. C. G. Fraser, A. Belete and B. S. Jack

NAVORSINGSNOTA: DIE EKONOMIESE IMPAK VAN DIE MARICOBOSVELD STAATSWATERSKEMA

H. J. Oosthuizen, D. D. Pretorius, H. J. G. Nel and T. C. van der Lingen

CONFERENCE REVIEW: FOOD SECURITY AND INNOVATIONS IN AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR A "MANDELA PLAN"

H. J. Sartorius von Bach

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Volume 35, issue 01, 1996

APPLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN I THE WESTERN CAPE

B. I. Conradie, J. B. Eckert, T. E. Kleynhans and H. M. Griessel

INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE TO PROMOTE LAND RENTAL MARKETS I IN THE DEVELOPING REGIONS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

M. C. Lyne, D. N. Thomson and G. F. Ortmann

THE SUPPLY OF WOOL IN LESOTHO

Hopolang Phororo

A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. EXPERIENCES FROM THE NKOMAZI REGION OF MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA

I. N. Mdaka and R-D. Heinsohn

COMMERCIALIZATION AS A STRATEGY FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN AGRICULTURE

Moraka Tom Makhura, Gerhard Coetzee and Frank M. Goode

RESEARCH NOTE: SOME ASPECTS OF VARIABILITY AND SEASONALITY IN FOUR FRESH PRODUCE MARKETS

C. P. van Walbeck

NAVORSINGSNOTA: RUIMTELIKE ANALISE VAN LANDBOU IN DIE1 DISTRIKSEKONOMIE VAN WARIVIBAD, NOORDELIKE PRO VINSIE

S. L. A. Ferreira and A. C. Harmse

VIEWPOINT: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

J. Hough

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