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Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa
Dissertation (MSc Agric)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/57252 Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa Machethe, Charles Lepepeule NOSIPHOM03@GMAIL.COM Mabuza, Nosipho Nomfundo UCTD Land reform Social and economic development Recapitalization and Development Programme (RECAP) Post-settlement support Agricultural productivity Food security Commercial farming Employment generation Socio-economic impact Cross-sectional data Descriptive statistics Paired t-test Logistic regression analysis Skills transfer Market access Mentorship Economic variables Household food security Farm size Funding Skills development Agro-enterprises Non-farm employment Rural poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Dissertation (MSc Agric)--University of Pretoria, 2016. Land reform is a key aspect of social and economic development in South Africa, both as a way of redressing past injustice and addressing the problem of poverty in the country, especially in rural areas. Empirical evidence, however, shows that a large number of land reform beneficiaries have not been able to meaningfully use their land due to inadequate nature of the post-settlement support provided. As a response to the challenges of unproductive land reform projects, the Recapitalisation and Development Programme (RECAP) was introduced in 2009. The objectives of this programme are to increase production; to guarantee food security; to graduate small farmers into commercial farmers and create employment opportunities within the agricultural sector . The purpose of this study was to assess the socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefiting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa. Assessment of a programme is important in determining how well the programme is meeting its intended objectives and is a fundamental requirement for improving efficiency and performance. The study used cross-sectional data collected in 2013 from a purposive and stratified sample of 98 projects in six of South Africa s provinces. Descriptive statistics and a paired t-test were used to determine the impact of the programme on economic variables such as production, employment, and number of people benefiting from the projects. A logistic regression analysis was adopted to assess how the different interventions of RECAP (mentor/strategic partner, skills transfer and funding) improved the household food security of beneficiaries. The results indicated that the programme has made some progress towards improving the socio-economic status of land reform beneficiaries, particularly in terms of production, but much still needs to be done to ensure that the programme achieves its objectives. Positive changes were mostly experienced in terms of food security, employment generation, and economic and social status after RECAP was introduced, although the same cannot be said for skills transfer and market access. The paired t-test showed that the observed differences between the mean values of the socio-economic variables such as production, employment, number of beneficiaries were statistically significant, suggesting that RECAP has made some advancement towards achieving its intended objectives. The empirical evidence from this study indicates that the impact of RECAP on beneficiaries food security is significantly influenced by age of project managers, number of beneficiaries, farm size, funding and, most importantly, skills development. One of the core principles of RECAP, strategic intervention (having a strategic partner/mentor), was found not to be significant which may be attributed to the way the strategic partner/mentor is chosen for a project. To ensure effective skills transfer from strategic partners and mentors, the selection criteria for strategic partners and mentors need to be reviewed. More emphasis needs to be placed on job creation as a condition for receiving RECAP assistance on the part of beneficiaries. Diversification through small and medium agro-enterprises should be adopted to build resilient livelihoods and create non-farm employment opportunities for the poor. tm2016 es2025 Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development MSc Agric Unrestricted SDG-01: No poverty SDG-02: Zero hunger SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production 2016-10-14T07:32:53Z 2016-10-14T07:32:53Z 2016-09-01 2016 Dissertation Mabuza, NN 2016, Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa, MSc Agric Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57252> S2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57252 en © 2016 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 Land reform Social and economic development Recapitalization and Development Programme (RECAP) Post-settlement support Agricultural productivity Food security Commercial farming Employment generation Socio-economic impact Cross-sectional data Descriptive statistics Paired t-test Logistic regression analysis Skills transfer Market access Mentorship Economic variables Household food security Farm size Funding Skills development Agro-enterprises Non-farm employment Rural poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa |
| title | Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa |
| title_full | Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa |
| title_short | Socio-economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the Recapitalisation and Development Programme in South Africa |
| title_sort | socio economic impact of land reform projects benefitting from the recapitalisation and development programme in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Land reform Social and economic development Recapitalization and Development Programme (RECAP) Post-settlement support Agricultural productivity Food security Commercial farming Employment generation Socio-economic impact Cross-sectional data Descriptive statistics Paired t-test Logistic regression analysis Skills transfer Market access Mentorship Economic variables Household food security Farm size Funding Skills development Agro-enterprises Non-farm employment Rural poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-01 SDG-01: No poverty Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production |
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