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Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa
Dissertation (MScAgric)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/45909 Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa Liebenberg, Frikkie Kirsten, Johann F. Tshabalala, Precious UCTD Agricultural Research and Development (R&D) Productivity Research Investments Plum Cultivars International Competitiveness R&D Investments Sustainable Infrastructure Development Partnerships for Knowledge Sharing Global agricultural productivity Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Dissertation (MScAgric)--University of Pretoria, 2015. Several studies have shown that investing in agricultural research and development (R&D) has enhanced global agricultural productivity by a great deal. Continued investments in agricultural research have led to the development of over 26 successful plum cultivars since 1945 at the Agricultural Research Council’s Infruitec/Nietvoorbij in South Africa, and more continue to be developed to meet the specific needs of both producers and consumers. Yet very little is known about the returns on any of these research initiatives. The objective of the study was to show what the rate of return to plum research investments at Infruitec/Nietvoorbij is. This was done by providing a comprehensive understanding of the role Infruitec/Nietvoorbij and its predecessor institutes have played in making the sector productive and competitive internationally, and the changes in R&D investments as well as the institutions that influence plum production and exports. Secondary data collected from the industry representatives and Infruitec were used in estimating how research at Infruitec has contributed to changes in production output. The production function approach was used as an analysis tool and the rate of return (ROR) to investments since 1980 was found to be 14.23 percent with a 10 year lag. The rate of return being this high is indicative of underinvestment in plum research. tm2015 es2025 Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development MScAgric Unrestricted SDG-02: Zero hunger SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2015-07-02T11:05:56Z 2015-07-02T11:05:56Z 2015/04/14 2015 Dissertation Tshabalala, P 2015, Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa, MScAgric Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45909> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45909 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Agricultural Research and Development (R&D) Productivity Research Investments Plum Cultivars International Competitiveness R&D Investments Sustainable Infrastructure Development Partnerships for Knowledge Sharing Global agricultural productivity Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa |
| title | Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa |
| title_full | Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa |
| title_short | Estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in South Africa |
| title_sort | estimating the economic rate of return to plum research in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Agricultural Research and Development (R&D) Productivity Research Investments Plum Cultivars International Competitiveness R&D Investments Sustainable Infrastructure Development Partnerships for Knowledge Sharing Global agricultural productivity Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45909 |