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South African agriculture in transition: the 1990s
Author(s) -
Zyl Johan van,
Vink Nick,
Kirsten Johann,
Poonyth Daneswan
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.809
Subject(s) - citation , library science , geography , sociology , political science , computer science
Since the beginning of the 1990s South African agriculture has been subjected to a land reform programme, and agricultural markets have been extensively deregulated to get the agricultural sector on a less capital-intensive growth path and to enhance the international competitiveness of the sector. Macro-level analyses reported here show that the sector as a whole has benefited from this process; however, there have been both winners and losers. This paper explores the reforms in trade and market policies as well as the land reform programme. It concludes with a discussion on the benefits, if any, of these reforms and implementations in the lives of the different role players in the agricultural environment