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The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie
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2014
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| author | Phuthego, Thokomelo |
| author2 | Wynberg, Rachel |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4795 The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie Phuthego, Thokomelo Wynberg, Rachel Environmental Management Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-71). This study examines and analyses the role played by Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that act as intermediary organizations that help to bring benefits to veld product harvesters. It also examines the nature of these benefits, with a focus on Kgetsi-ya-Tsie (KyT) in the Tswapong region of eastern Botswana. Specific objectives were to examine how KyT has helped veld product harvesters maximize benefits from natural resources; to analyse the institutional capacity, structure, and relationships that affect decisionmaking processes to distribute benefits; and to examine who and how many people benefited from KyT and why they benefited. Intermediaries such as KyT identify market linkages between producers and markets. They are able to build on the strengths of traditional skills and knowledge by infusion of technologies, capital and innovative practices. Thus they are able to equip local communities with new skills and capabilities to market and run profitable enterprises. Through detailed investigation of KyT it is concluded that producers have benefited from the involvement with the organization. The values of products have been enhanced through quality control, labelling, packaging, marketing and sales. Not only have markets been secured, but prices to producers have also improved through KyT. Producers have also benefited through skills acquisition and social empowerment. 2014-07-31T08:01:22Z 2014-07-31T08:01:22Z 2008 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4795 eng application/pdf Department of Environmental and Geographical Science Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Environmental Management Phuthego, Thokomelo The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie |
| title_full | The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie |
| title_fullStr | The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie |
| title_short | The role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers : the case of Kgetsi-ya-Tsie |
| title_sort | role played by intermediary organizations in delivering benefits to veld product producers the case of kgetsi ya tsie |
| topic | Environmental Management |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4795 |
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