The purpose of the study is to investigate the competitiveness of the South Africandeciduous fruit canning industry in the global canned fruit market. The study was done inthe Western Cape Province, the province where the deciduous fruit is produced andcanned in South Africa. Both local and...

South Africa has become, after deregulation, part of the global village. This brought about many business opportunities, but with it came many challenges with respect to grain marketing. It is well-known facts that the marketing of grain has become quite a challenge in S.A. South African...

The near collapse of extension services in Limpopo Department of Agriculture (LDA) particularly evident in its failure to respond to the needs of the majority of small-scale farmers, presents a major problem from an agricultural and rural development point of view. This calls for an urgent and...

In 2006, a baseline survey for the UNEP/GEF-IAS Project was conducted in BFR toassess the status of IAS in the area. Findings indicated that extensive forest parts had severe S. spectabilis encroachment which appeared to interfere with the normal functioning and productivity of the forest. This...

The South African wine market is undergoing changes at both the producer and retail levels, such as the influx of the new brands and new consumer demands with respect to health, biodiversity concerns and ethical issues. Although South Africa has no dominant wine culture and South Africans are...

Empirical studies have shown that while global per capita freshwater availability is declining, competition among production sectors for the withdrawal of this resource is rapidly increasing. This situation is exacerbated by the rapid population growth especially in developing countries,...

The ongoing quest for a better understanding of adoption behaviour, and more specifically the search for relevant, and meaningful behaviour determinants that can be useful in the understanding, analysis and change of adoption behaviour, has prompted this study. It was specifically focused on the...

This study uses time series econometric methods to estimate a translog cost function for different energy types (coal, gas, electricity and oil) in Nigeria. This is used to explore whether there are substitution possibilities among the different energy types and among the factors of production....

South African agriculture experienced rapid deregulation during the 1990s as the one channel marketing boards were dismantled. For the grains industry this meant the rapid development of a derivatives market (SAFEX). Derivative markets are surely the most intriguing and complex financial markets...

In South Africa, precipitation is extremely variable and water is scarce. South Africa is also a country with great welfare needs. Challenging economic development targets and plans therefore need to be implemented successfully within the constraints of limited water supply and unreliable water...