Agriculture and Economic Development in Southern Africa

Simon S. Brand

A chapter in Accelerated Development in Southern Africa, 1974, pp 257-278 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The diversity of agro-ecological conditions and of types of agriculture practised in Southern Africa is such that one has to be either very brave or very naïve to attempt a bird’s-eye view of the subject. In a paper of the specified length there is, however, little scope for attempting much else, and I shall take the plunge, leaving it to the reader to decide on the courage, naïveté or other qualities revealed by the resulting effort. Be that as it may, I do believe that it is not only useful but essential to consider from a macro-economic perspective the context within which agriculture is practised, provided this does not become a screen for avoiding the micro-economic studies necessary to understand specific agricultural situations.1

Keywords: Agricultural Sector; Land Tenure; Farm Size; Accelerate Development; Tenure System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1974
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-02056-0_19

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