Performance of land reform projects in the North West province of South Africa: Changes over time and possible causes

Kirsten, Johann F.; Machethe, Charles; Ndlovu, Talent; Lubambo, Pascalina

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2016.1179104

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“…Considering the long time required for achieving beneficiary capacitation and positive cash flow, IBs might become more inclusive in the future, aligning the implementation scores to the institutional set-up scores. A longitudinal study of IBs seems to be necessary for gaining a better understanding of the empowerment process of the beneficiaries (Kirsten et al, 2016). Recommendations to increase the developmental and transformative impact of IBs are outlined in Chamberlain and Anseeuw (2018).…”

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Inclusiveness revisited: Assessing inclusive businesses in South African agriculture

Chamberlain

Anseeuw

2018

Development Southern Africa

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Inclusive businesses are complex partnerships between commercial entities and smallholders/lowincome communities, to include the latter in commercial agricultural value chains. IBs offer income opportunities for both partners, but are also regarded as empowering the smallholders/communities. To date, IB inclusiveness has been assessed mainly through basic quantitative measurements. However, these measures neglect the complexities of the overall value creation process, and of the inclusion of the beneficiaries within this process. This paper aims at providing a more holistic methodology by assessing the level of inclusiveness based on four dimensions: ownership, voice, risk and reward. Case studies in South Africa show that inclusion of low-income communities lags behind the intended level. Lack of financial resources and skills, reinforced by power imbalance, result in smallholder ownership being limited to land, the community's voice being compromised, risk being transferred to the smallholder communities and rewards being disappointing for the beneficiaries.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Inclusiveness revisited: Assessing inclusive businesses in South African agriculture

Chamberlain

Anseeuw

2018

Development Southern Africa

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“…[27] assessed the link between land reform and poverty reduction in South Africa. Some of the few studies that assessed performance of redistributed farms include [24,[28][29][30]. However, the bulk of studies that assessed the performance of redistributed farms applied a case study approach (looking at specific provinces) [28,30,31].…”

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“…Kirsten et al [30] found that farming experience, availability of funds, access to markets, and level of technical and financial management skill, among other factors, have a bearing on overall performance of redistributed farms. By the same token, [28] found that technical support is significantly associated with the performance of redistributed farms.…”

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Evaluating Factors Affecting Performance of Land Reform Beneficiaries in South Africa

2021

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The ability of farmers to operate redistributed farms in a profitable and sustainable manner is crucial for both successful integration into agricultural value chains and sustainable production systems. The performance of redistributed farms is becoming increasingly important as the number of redistributed farms increases in light of correcting previous anomalies in land ownership in South Africa while ensuring continued food security. Although much has been done to assess the impact of land reform on macro variables, little has been done to unpack factors associated with the success of redistributed farms. Using a sample of 1956 redistributed farms across the nine provinces of South Africa, the current study employs an ordinary least square regression as well as a generalised logistic regression model to identify factors associated with the success (measured by net farm income and probability to operate at commercially viable scale) of the sampled farms. The results show that infrastructure, support (both technical and financial), and type of market used are significantly associated with the performance of redistributed farms. In addition, the results reveal disparities in performance across provinces and across gender categories. The study provides valuable insight to programme managers on the factors that needs to be enhanced in order to increase the odds of success for redistributed farms.

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“…One of the reasons for the failure was based on people who tend to form large groups to access funds to purchase the farm, but in the process bring people who have no farming ambitions. Only few beneficiaries have a passion for farming, while the rest just wait for the benefits (Kirsten et al, 2016). Hence, livelihoods of the farm beneficiaries were not improved.…”

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Intervention Strategy for Enhancing Livelihoods of Land Reform Farmers in Waterberg District, South Africa

Tjale

Mwale

Kilonzo

2020

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Despite South Africa implementing various land reform policies post 1994 to address poverty and inequality, poor performance of restitution farms and unimproved livelihoods of farm beneficiaries still exist. Hence, the objective of the study was to develop an intervention strategy between July 2016 and June 2017, to improve livelihoods of farm beneficiaries in South Africa and beyond. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect and analyse data. Transformative research design was used. Focus group discussions, nonparticipatory observation, interviews and feedback sessions were used to collect qualitative data from 26 key informants in Waterberg District. A questionnaire was utilized to collect quantitative data from 289 farm beneficiaries drawn from 32 farms in the District. Qualitative data, was analysed using Thematic content while Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 was used for quantitative data. Ranking analysis was performed to determine factors contributing to non-performance of the farms. Majority of respondents (84.4%) agreed that farm production decreased and beneficiaries' livelihoods remained the same since restoration. Therefore, an intervention strategy that included support production system, improved market access and incorporation of agricultural economic experts and engineers was developed to unleash agricultural potential in restitution farms.

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Performance of land reform projects in the North West province of South Africa: Changes over time and possible causes

Abstract: Anecdotal evidence as well as selected studies on the performance and progress of South

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

Inclusiveness revisited: Assessing inclusive businesses in South African agriculture

Inclusiveness revisited: Assessing inclusive businesses in South African agriculture

Evaluating Factors Affecting Performance of Land Reform Beneficiaries in South Africa

Intervention Strategy for Enhancing Livelihoods of Land Reform Farmers in Waterberg District, South Africa

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