Evaluation of policies promoting sustainable agriculture in South Africa

Khwidzhili, R.H.; Worth, S.H.

doi:10.17159/2413-3221/2017/v45n2a443

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“…The ever-increasing world population exacerbates cries for food security and an intensified effort in climate change as well as land-use changes which are brought by increased agricultural production. Khwidzhili and Worth (2017) pointed out that the world population puts more strain on agricultural lands, particularly the rain-fed arable lands.…”

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“…Recent studies have shown that the overuse of nitrogenous fertiliser is a significant cause of economic loss in the agricultural sector. In the case of South Africa, with increased demand due to increasing population, there has been a challenge of balancing agriculture development and ensuring environmental sustainability (Khwidzhili & Worth, 2017). Available literature shows that efficient and eco-friendly cropping systems are increasingly studied to improve water-use efficiency and nutrient management (Musvoto et al, 2015).…”

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“…As a result, the government devoted efforts to the land reform programme. In 2005 new programmes were established to support the market-oriented family farms emerging from the programme, mainly through microcredit, investments grants and retail financial service in rural areas (Khwidzhili & Worth, 2017). These can be credited for the improvement and development of agriculture in South Africa.…”

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Sustainability of agriculture development in South Africa: Towards Vision 2030

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Sustainable Development in agriculture is taunted as a praxis to economic growth and development for several African economies. Agriculture remains one of the primary contributors to employment and food security in the sub-Saharan region, where incidences of drought and famine are prominent. However, the concept of sustainable agriculture remains ambiguous and vague in meaning-making; it is hard to implement at grassroots levels. In this systematic review article, agriculture development is advanced from social science perspective by identifying areas of concern and complementarity in the government approach to sustainability. A structured review in collaboration with desktop research was applied in this study. A sustainable framework was developed to provide an insight into sustainable development components and their outcomes. Furthermore, the study outcome highlights how actors involved in sustainable agriculture can deal with the multiplicity and complexity of this concept in a constructive manner.

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“…The main objective of this study was to evaluate South African public agricultural extension and its alignment to the five pillars of sustainable agriculture. The premise of the study was that there is no inclusive policy dealing specifically with sustainable agricultural practices in South Africa (Khwidzhili & Worth, 2017). Thus, it was necessary to study various policies to determine the criteria being used when discussing or promoting sustainable agriculture.…”

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Evaluation of South Africa's public agricultural extension in the context of sustainable agriculture

Khwidzhili¹,

Worth²

2019

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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South Africa's public agricultural extension services evolved from as early as the beginning of 1900. Agricultural extension is now recognised as a science by the South African Council of Natural Science Profession (SACNASP). This paper presents a philosophical argument that the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices should remain the domain of public extension and advisory services. To provide context, the paper firstly defines agricultural extension and the role extension could play in promoting the five pillars of sustainable agriculture. Secondly, it evaluates the national policy on extension and advisory services to determine the extent to which it addresses the framework of the five pillars for sustainable agriculture. Thirdly, the paper evaluates the Extension Recovery Plan (ERP), norms and standards for agricultural extension and the National Development Plan (NDP) against the framework of sustainable agriculture. The evaluation indicates that only three pillars of sustainability are emphasised. There is a need to subdivide the traditional pillars to align with the full framework for sustainability. The initial findings suggest that, while South Africa's agricultural extension policy often refers to sustainability and even to sustainable agriculture, they do so using the traditional three-pillared framework of economic, environmental and social sustainability, and thus fall short on key elements essential to sustainable agriculture, namely maintaining and increasing biological productivity, decreasing the level of risk to ensure larger security, protecting the quality of natural resources, ensuring agricultural production is economically viable, and ensuring agricultural production is socially acceptable. The paper also explores government initiatives to support extension and advisory services. Finally, this paper concludes by emphasising that the national policy on extension and advisory services should be amended to suit the five pillars of sustainable agriculture.

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“…Kleinbooi (2010) suggested the need to review the procedures used in exploring studies researching small-scale agriculture to ensure it accurately records the role of small-scale agriculture and its potential in contributing to rural economic development. The contribution of small-agriculture in the South African rural economy is not well recognised or documented because there is a dearth of environmental policies supporting and protecting rural farmers from all possible risks they may face (Khwidzhili & Worth, 2017). This has resulted in negative outcomes on the role of small-scale agriculture in accessing the market and its contribution to the GDP to enhance the rural economy.…”

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Small-Scale Agriculture as a Panacea in Enhancing South African Rural Economies

Mbatha¹,

Masuku²

2018

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The small-scale agricultural sector is considered as an indispensable role player in improving the South African rural economies by means of enhancing sustainable rural livelihoods. This paper critically assesses the contribution of small-scale agriculture in enhancing the South African rural economies. The South African Government have numerous agricultural interventions as an approach to improving rural livelihoods. Despite various policies and interventions that have been in place to ensure that small-scale agriculture improves rural economies; there is still a dearth of research in understanding small-scale agriculture dynamics that affect rural economies. Some of the essential aspects of the findings reveal that rural communities in South Africa regard small-scale agriculture as a source of income generation and enhancing food security. These findings highlight the negative effects on the South African small-scale agriculture suffering from insufficient productivity, infertility of soil, insufficient water and climate change. The poor access to markets and inadequate financial support services were identified as the major constraints that hinder small-scale agriculture to contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and rural economic development. The small-scale agricultural sector should come up with self-sufficient interventions to avoid dependence on the Government and other stakeholders.

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Evaluation of policies promoting sustainable agriculture in South Africa

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Sustainability of agriculture development in South Africa: Towards Vision 2030

Sustainability of agriculture development in South Africa: Towards Vision 2030

Evaluation of South Africa's public agricultural extension in the context of sustainable agriculture

Small-Scale Agriculture as a Panacea in Enhancing South African Rural Economies

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