A Policy Framework for Sustainable Utilisation of Farmland for the Waterberg District Municipality in South Africa

Nhemachena, Charles; Chakwizira, James; Mashiri, Mac; Dube, Sipho

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0519-7_6

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“…We analysed the influence of biophysical conditions, land reform policy models plus capital endowments of farmers, organisational arrangements and physical capital endowments of farms and market type for produce used, on the development of farming systems. Poor water sources associated with the semi-arid nature of the study area (Nhemachena et al 2011;WDM 2014) ±0.01) where CR was practiced by capital poor farmers than where CR was practiced by capital endowed farmers (ratio of 0.32 ±0.44). This difference in ruminant sales ratios indicate that capital poor farmers were likely to sell ruminants, whereas capital endowed farmers were likely to use ruminants for products not for sale.…”

Section: Farming System Developmentmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…product and 3.2% of the provincial agricultural gross geographic product (WDM 2009). Further, the Waterberg District Municipality is classified as semi-arid with poor water resources (WDM 2005;Van Averbeke and Khosa 2007) and has limited areas with high potential for crop production (Nhemachena et al 2011). The Waterberg District Municipality has an average rainfall of 577 mm per annum, evaporation of 2100 mm per annum, aridity index of 0.3, and average minimum and maximum atmospheric temperature of 11.9 0 C and 27.2 0 C, respectively (M'Marete 2003).…”

Section: Waterberg District Municipalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…intensive poultry production or irrigated crops use limited land with high possibility that only a fraction of a farm is used (portrayed by LRAD2 model in Figure 2), while beef production on natural pastures or dry land crop production use a huge amount of land with high possibility that the whole farm is used (portrayed by LRAD1 and PLAS models in Figure 2). The agricultural potential of the area (Eastwood et al 2006;Lahiff 2007a;Nhemachena et al 2011) determined the extent to which the land was used per farm. Beneficiaries' lack of resources (portrayed by SLAG model in Figure 2 and backed by Table 2), insufficient government support and type of agricultural activities being practiced (extensive versus intensive production) were among the factors leading to portions of unused land in reformed farms (Lahiff et al 2008;Aliber and Cousins 2013).…”

Section: Land and Its Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, Scoones et al (2012) Agro-ecological conditions of the area determined which of the agricultural land use activity will have the most influence on on-farm livelihood contribution. The Waterberg District is classified as semi-arid (Nhemachena et al 2011;) and is potentially suitable for livestock activities. It was this potential suitability of the area for livestock which led to positive relationship between farm physical capital and on-farm livestock contribution.…”

Section: On-farm Livelihood Contribution (Overall and Specific Activities)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Africa. The district is classified as semi-arid with poor water resources and limited areas with high potential for crop production, though most of the land in the district is used for commercial farming (Nhemachena et al 2011;WDM 2014). We considered the Waterberg District Municipality to represent the agroecological conditions in South Africa, which limit arable farming though most of the land is used for agriculture (GCIS 2018).…”

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

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In a meeting with the head of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Northern Cape province, the honorable Mr. Viljone Mothibi, held in 2009, he said 'Netshipale you are perceiving agricultural initiatives by the state wrongly', which meant there were other perspectives to those initiatives. That arose the inquest in me to understand the other perspectives which I could not comprehend at my level of responsibility. The inquest was further instigated by the declaration made by an elderly beneficiary to a state official, that 'the underground is ours and beneficiaries have to relocate to the benefited land so I can be reinstated as their traditional leader'. Beneficiaries in land reform farms have nick named this official 'reduce your livestock herds' for enforcing adherence to carrying capacity. Hence, this PhD work was inspired by the pursuit of the colourful invisible colour of life and brought to fruition by the contributors. Hence, I invite you to travel with me on 'it has been, was and still is Land' so you can find out for yourself 'the journey, with symbols of change and change symbols in a mix'.

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Section: Farming System Developmentmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Waterberg District Municipalitymentioning

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Section: Land and Its Usementioning

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Land reform in South Africa: Beneficiary participation and impact on land use in the Waterberg District

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National challenges of food insecurity and unemployment in South Africa prompted an increase in expectations for agricultural land acquired through land reform programmes to make meaningful contributions. Embedded in these expectations is the need for understanding the situation in reformed farms. This study reviewed policies and literature on land reform, and analyzed beneficiary participation in reformed farms and the impact of land reform on land use in land restitution and land redistribution farms in the Waterberg District Municipality. Data were collected through individual surveys, key informants interviews and stakeholder workshop. Beneficiary participation levels were significantly lower in restitution farms (18% per farm) than in redistribution farms (65% per farm). The changes in land redistribution policy over time resulted in significant differences in beneficiary participation among land redistribution models, with participation levels increasing with time. Land redistribution model SLAG had the lowest beneficiary participation level (19% per farm) while the latest model PLAS had the highest (100% per farm). The changes in land redistribution policy over time resulted in significant differences in extent of land used among land redistribution models, though the trend was not systemic. On average, redistribution farms under SLAG and LRAD2 models used ≤70% of the farm land, while farms under LRAD1 and PLAS models used more than 90% of the farm land. The research approach used in this study found similar results in beneficiary participation to those in literature where case studies approach was used in restitution farms. On the contrary, in redistribution farms the research approach resulted in findings that differed from case study literature and revealed the needs for representative sample and time if conclusive recommendations were to be reached.

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A Policy Framework for Sustainable Utilisation of Farmland for the Waterberg District Municipality in South Africa

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Understanding land reform and the associated consequences for land use and livelihoods

Understanding land reform and the associated consequences for land use and livelihoods

Land reform in South Africa: Beneficiary participation and impact on land use in the Waterberg District

A Framework for Facilitating Holistic Interventions for Building Community Resilience to Climate Change for Sustainable Community Development

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