Agrekon

2012 - 2025

Current editor(s): A. Jooste, National Agricultural Marketing Council

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Volume 52, issue sup1, 2013

Explaining declining agricultural total factor productivity in the Karoo districts of the Western Cape, 1952 to 2002 pp. 1-23

Beatrice Conradie, Jenifer Piesse, Colin Thirtle, Nick Vink and Kevin Winter

Exploring options in reforming South African land ownership: Opportunities for sharing land, labour and expertise pp. 24-45

Thula S. Dlamini, Aart-Jan Verschoor and Gavin C.G. Fraser

Stochastic efficiency analysis of alternative basic grain marketing strategies pp. 46-63

M.M. Venter, D.B. Strydom and B. Grové

Urban agriculture's enterprise potential: Exploring vegetable box schemes in Cape Town pp. 64-86

A. Thom and B. Conradie

Investigating potential financial gains from using production inputs more efficiently pp. 87-100

Henry Jordaan, Bennie Grové and Nicolette Matthews

Exploring pricing policy options to stimulate healthy eating in South Africa: Seeking consensus using the Delphi technique approach pp. 101-117

Thulasizwe Mkhabela

Developing a collaborative marketing strategy for sheep farmers in Namibia pp. 118-132

L. Morris and F.A. Mare

The impact of changed land use on farmland values and farmland valuations: An example from the south-eastern Nama Karoo pp. 133-151

J.S.F. Wessels and B.J. Willemse

Volume 52, issue 4, 2013

Determining South African consumers’ willingness to pay for certified Karoo lamb: An application of an experimental auction pp. 1-20

K. van Zyl, H. Vermeulen and Johann Kirsten

Transaction cost analysis of raisins marketing by emerging farmers from Eksteenskuil, South Africa pp. 21-42

Henry Jordaan and Bennie Grové

A historical perspective of the link between economic recessions and agricultural trade performance: The case of South Africa’s fruit and wine exports pp. 43-65

E.F. Idsardi and P.C. Cloete

Is Fairtrade in commercial farms justifiable? Its impact on commercial and small-scale producers in South Africa pp. 66-88

Bridget Jari, Jeanette D. Snowball and Gavin C.G. Fraser

Socio-economic and institutional factors constraining participation of Swaziland's mushroom producers in mainstream markets: An application of the value chain approach pp. 89-112

M.L. Mabuza, G.F. Ortmann and E. Wale

Values rural households in KwaZulu-Natal hold towards forests and their participation in community-based forest management pp. 113-147

S. Sharaunga, M. Mudhara and E. Wale

Trends, issues, threats, and opportunities affecting farmers pp. 148-167

Kent Olson

Volume 52, issue 3, 2013

South Africa's National Development Plan and New Growth Path: reflections on policy contradictions and implications for food security pp. 1-17

Sheryl Hendriks

The efficiency of the South African white maize futures market pp. 18-33

Kerry McCullough and Barry Strydom

A gendered analysis of wine export value chains from South Africa to Sweden pp. 34-62

Stephen Greenberg

Market support schemes and their interaction: the case of the wool industry pp. 63-82

Malcolm Abbott

Estimating the impact of innovation systems on maize yields: the case of Iar4d in southern Africa pp. 83-100

Shephard Siziba, Kefasi Nyikahadzoi, Joachim Binam Nyemeck, Aliou Diagne, Adekunle Adewale and Fatunbi Oluwole

Small millers' and bakers' perceptions of the limitations of agro-processing development in the wheat-milling and baking industries in rural areas in South Africa pp. 101-122

André Louw, Gerhard Troskie and Mariëtte Geyser

Volume 52, issue 2, 2013

Assessing the potential for electricity generation from animal waste biogas on South African farms pp. 1-24

B. Lutge and B. Standish

Farmers' choice among recently developed hybrid banana varieties in Uganda: A multinomial logit analysis pp. 25-51

K. Akankwasa, G.F. Ortmann, E. Wale and W.K. Tushemereirwe

Small and medium-sized entities in the agricultural sector: Fair value reporting challenges pp. 52-74

P.N. Maina and H.C. Wingard

The impact of cooperative patronage: The case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District pp. 75-103

Greenwell Collins Matchaya and Virginie Perotin

Political and economic features of the maize seed industry in southern Africa pp. 104-127

Girma Kassie, Olaf Erenstein, W. Mwangi, J. MacRobert, P. Setimela and B. Shiferaw

A microeconomic analysis of the socio-economic situation along the Kat River Water Basin: Comment pp. 128-135

Wittmann Nadine

Institutions and economic research: A case of location externalities on agricultural resource allocation in the Kat River basin, South Africa: A Rejoinder pp. 136-145

Cn Mbatha and Gg Antrobus

Volume 52, issue 1, 2013

Provinces and agricultural development: challenge or opportunity? pp. 1-27

D.P. Troskie

The standard error of regressions: a note on new evidence of significance misuse pp. 28-39

C.N. Mbatha and Martin Gustafsson

Farmers' perceptions of the impact of legislation on farm workers' wages and working conditions: an eastern cape case study pp. 40-67

T. Roberts and G.G. Antrobus

Good for whom? Supermarkets and small farmers in south africa - a critical review of current approaches to increasing access to modern markets pp. 68-86

T. van der Heijden and Nick Vink

Farmers' demand for weather-based crop insurance contracts: the case of maize in south africa pp. 87-110

H. Holly Wang, Raphael N. Karuaihe, Douglas L. Young and Yuehua Zhang

Impact of climate change on planning and dealing with flood disasters in South Africa: a case study of soweto on sea pp. 111-132

A.A. Ogundeji, M.F. Viljoen, H.J. Booysen and G. du T. De Villiers

Volume 51, issue 4, 2012

The welfare impact of a Free Trade Agreement: 'Cape to Cairo' pp. 1-18

Hans Jensen, R. Sandrey and Nick Vink

Determinants of farmers' participation in oyster mushroom production in Swaziland: Implications for promoting a non-conventional agricultural enterprise pp. 19-40

M.L. Mabuza, G.F. Ortmann and E. Wale

Rural livelihood diversification: A household adaptive strategy against flood variability in the Okavango Delta, Botswana pp. 41-62

M.R. Motsholapheko, D.L. Kgathi and C. Vanderpost

Improving agricultural competitiveness by setting priorities for investments in crop research: Lessons From Zambia pp. 63-80

C. Haankuku and Johann Kirsten

A cooperative benefits framework in South Africa's land redistribution process: The case of sugarcane farmland transfers pp. 81-104

N.C. Mbatha and G.G. Antrobus

Comparative life cycle assessment of Flemish and Western Cape pork production pp. 105-128

L. Devers, Theo Kleynhans and Erik Mathijs

The marginal product value of irrigation water for potato and vine cultivation in the Sandveld region, South Africa pp. 129-143

W.J. de Lange and B.K. Mahumani

Explaining productivity differences between beneficiaries of Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Programme and communal farmers pp. 144-166

P. Zikhali and P. Chilonda

Volume 51, issue 3, 2012

Theory, measurement, policy and politics: Agricultural R&D and productivity in three countries pp. 1-23

C. Thirtle

Demythifying contract farming: Evidence from rural South Africa pp. 24-51

S. Freguin-Gresh, M. d'Haese and W. Anseeuw

Segmenting food consumption in the Free State province of South Africa pp. 52-77

F. Botha, P. Taljaard, Z. Alemu, A. Jooste and A. Pelser

An investigation into selected determinants of family harmony in small and medium-sized family farms in South Africa pp. 78-96

S.P. van der Merwe

The accountancy implications of commodity derivatives: A South African agricultural sector case study pp. 97-116

S.L. Middelberg, P.W. Buys and P. Styger

Effect of selection on the production of day-old ostrich chicks in the Klein Karoo pp. 117-127

W. Mugido, Theo Kleynhans and W. Hoffman

Volume 51, issue 2, 2012

Agricultural economics: an exoteric or esoteric science? pp. 1-21

Nick Vink

Livestock predation, household adaptation and compensation policy: a case study of Shorobe Village in northern Botswana pp. 22-37

Donald Kgathi, Gagoitseope Mmopelwa, Baitshephi Mashabe and Ketlhatlogile Mosepele

Determinants of South Africa's exports of leather products pp. 38-52

Andre Jordaan and Joel Eita

Measuring and explaining technical efficiency of dairy farms: a case study of smallholder farms in East Africa pp. 53-74

Ayele Gelan and Beatrice Muriithi

Impact of mulching technology adoption on output and net return to yam farmers in Osun State, Nigeria pp. 75-92

A.A. Akinola and N.A. Sofoluwe

The African aid trap – are we helping the poorest or the richest? pp. 93-106

P. Reis Mourao

Volume 51, issue 1, 2012

Economics of meat production from springbuck in the Eastern Cape Karoo pp. 1-20

T.S. Dlamini, G.C.G. Fraser and B. Grové

Determinants of fertiliser use by smallholder maize farmers in the Chinyanja Triangle in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia pp. 21-41

M.A.T.J. Mapila, J. Njuki, R. J. Delve, S. Zingore and J. Matibini

Transaction costs and cattle farmers’ choice of marketing channel in North-Central Namibia pp. 42-58

T. Shiimi, P.R. Taljaard and H. Jordaan

Are Mauritian fishery exporters minding the standards gap? pp. 59-82

S.A. Neeliah, D. Goburdhun and H. Neeliah

Customer satisfaction of agricultural business units: The case of a major South African agricultural business pp. 83-95

L. Alsemgeest and A.v.A. Smit

Are hunting clubs the solution to small stock depredation? The case of Ceres, 1979 and 1980 pp. 96-113

B. Conradie