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18060: MIGRATION AND RURAL ASSETS: EVIDENCE FROM SURVEYS IN THREE SEMI-ARID REGIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA AND BOTSWANA

Arjan de Haan, Johann Kirsten and Juliana K. Rwelamira

18059: THE STRUCTURE OF SOUTH AFRICAN MILK PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY: A PARAMETRIC APPROACH TO SUPPLY ANALYSIS

Lindie Beyers and Rashid M. Hassan

18058: ARE SOUTH AFRICAN CO-OPERATIVES CREATING VALUE

John H. Hall and J.M. Geyser

18057: SUPPLY RESPONSE, DEMAND AND STOCKS FOR SOUTHERN AFRICAN BEEF

Helmke J. Sartorius von Bach, E. van Renen and Johann Kirsten

18056: THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

Gerhard K. Coetzee, F. Meyser and H. Adam

18055: MATCHING POLICIES ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA: RECENT HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND CURRENT CHALLENGES

Sylvain R. Perret

18054: THE ADOPTION AND IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Johann Kirsten and Marnus Gouse

18053: NEW WATER POLICY, IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TRANSFER AND SMALLHOLDING IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN SOUTH AFRICA: INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES

Sylvain R. Perret

18052: A SIMULATION-BASED APPROACH TO ASSESS THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SMALLHOLDING IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN SOUTH AFRICA: CONCEPTUALISATION AND FIRST IMPLEMENTATION

Sylvain R. Perret and Emilie Touchain

18051: LAND AND ASSET SIZE, STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION AND THE LINKS TO INCOME IN THREE DRYLANDS

Michael Lipton, Robert Eastwood and Johann Kirsten

18050: MANAGERIAL ABILITY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SIZE ECONOMIES IN SOUTH AFRICAN DAIRY PRODUCTION

Lindie Beyers

18049: MODELING THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STRUCTURE AND FLEXIBILITY OF INPUT SUBSTITUTION

Daneswar Poonyth, Johan van Zyl, Nick Vink and Johann Kirsten

18048: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

Nick Vink and Johann Kirsten

18047: DETERMINANTS OF COMPETITIVENESS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRO-FOOD AND FIBRE COMPLEX

Dirk Esterhuizen, C.J. van Rooyen and Luc D'Haese

18046: LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES IN RURAL TRANSKEI (EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE): HOW DOES WOOL PRODUCTION FIT IN?

Sylvain R. Perret

18045: GENETICALLY MODIFIED COTTON IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE SOLUTION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT?

J.L. Hofs and Johann Kirsten

18044: IS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR GROWTH A PRECONDITION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH? THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Daneswar Poonyth, Rashid M. Hassan, Johann Kirsten and M. Calcaterra

18043: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INDICES ON THE BUYING BEHAVIOUR OF RAM BUYERS IN THE HIGHVELD MERINO CLUB

Daniel du Plessis Scheepers Jordaan, Ockert T. Doyer and Daneswar Poonyth

18042: GROUP APPROACHES TO FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVISION IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA

Gerhard K. Coetzee and Catherine Cross

18041: WATER POLICIES AND SMALLHOLDING IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A HISTORY AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES

Sylvain R. Perret

18039: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY BANKS IN SOUTH AFRICA: CAN IT CONTRIBUTE TO IMPOVE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR?

Gerhard K. Coetzee and Catherine Cross

18038: WEATHER DERIVATIVES: CONCEPT AND APPLICATION FOR THEIR USE IN SOUTH AFRICA

J.M. Geyser

18037: DECISIONS ON LIVESTOCK KEEPING IN THE SEMI-ARID AREAS OF LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Simphiwe Ngqangweni and Christopher L. Delgado

18036: RURAL FINANCE

Gerhard K. Coetzee

18035: SUPPORTING DECISION MAKING ON REHABILITATION AND MANAGEMENT TRANSFER OF GOVERNMENT SMALLHOLDING IRRIGATION SCHEMES: THE SMILE APPROACH

Sylvain R. Perret

18034: CREATING A CHAIN REACTION: THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AGRICULTURAL INPUT INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Dirk Esterhuizen and C.J. van Rooyen

18033: DECISIONS ON LIVESTOCK KEEPING IN THE SEMI-ARID AREAS OF LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Simphiwe Ngqangweni and Christopher L. Delgado

18032: TESTING SCENARIOS ON THE VIABILITY OF SMALLHOLDING IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A PARTICIPATORY AND INFORMATION-BASED APPROACH

Sylvain R. Perret

18031: ARE WINE CO-OPERATIVES CREATING VALUE?

John H. Hall and J.M. Geyser

18030: "WINNERS", "LOSERS" AND "TURNAROUNDS" IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRO-FOOD AND FIBRE INDUSTRY

C.J. van Rooyen and Dirk Esterhuizen

18029: EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF SMALL SCALE WOOL PRODUCTION IN THE FORMER TRANSKEI, SOUTH AFRICA

M.D. Haese, Mieke Calus, Johann Kirsten, Guido Van Huylenbroeck and F. Bostyn

18028: ANALYSING THE LOW ADOPTION OF WATER CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Sylvain R. Perret and Joe B. Stevens

18027: PROSPECTS FOR RURAL GROWTH? MEASURING GROWTH LINKAGES IN A SOUTH AFRICAN SMALLHOLDER FARMING AREA

N. Simphiwe

18026: INTER-SECTORAL COMPETITION FOR WATER ALLOCATION IN RURAL SOUTH AFRICA: ANALYSING A CASE STUDY THROUGH A STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS APPROACH

Stefano Farolfi and Sylvain R. Perret

18025: LINKING AGRIBUSINESS AND SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IS THERE A NEW ROLE FOR CONTRACT FARMING?

Johann Kirsten and Kurt Sartorius

18024: COMPETING AT THE "CUTTING EDGE": OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRIBUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-OPERATION IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION

C.J. van Rooyen, Dirk Esterhuizen and Ockert T. Doyer

18023: A COMPARISON IN TRANSITO: TO ADAPT, APPLY AND EVALUATE THE ITC'S TPI FOR ANALYSING EXPORT INDUSTRIES' EXPORT STRATEGIES: THE CASE OF FRESH GRAPES AND ORANGES

C.S. Blignaut

18022: BT COTTON IN SOUTH AFRICA: ADOPTION AND THE IMPACT ON FARM INCOMES AMONGST SMALL-SCALE AND LARGE SCALE FARMERS

Marnus Gouse, Johann Kirsten and Lindie Jenkins