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The impact of the comprehensive rural development programme on poverty alleviation in the Muyexe Village, Greater Giyani Municipality of the Limpopo ProvinceMkhachani, Langhani Judy January 2016 (has links)
Thesis (M. Dev.) -- University of Limpopo, 2016. / The study was conducted to investigate the impact of the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme on poverty alleviation in the Muyexe village of Greater Giyani Municipality in the Limpopo Province. The objective of the programme was to alleviate poverty in the village. The researcher collected data in and observed the projects which were being executed there. The methodology involved interviewing community members who are projects beneficiaries of the programme as well as the implementers of the programme. As such, the sample consisted of 33 project beneficiaries, three implementers and six participants from the food security wing of the CRDP. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used to explore, describe and understand the nature of the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme in poverty alleviation.
The study found out that the project beneficiaries do not have skills to mobilize funds from other organisations as they depend on the budget which is specifically earmarked for the community. The same budget is also meant to sustain the infrastructure after the handing over of the programme.
The study recommends the re-alignment of the timeframe for the programme to be successfully implemented and for the district departments to be the ones responsible for implementing the programme at the local level. This will also assist the government to implement projects in a longer timeframe and to have implementers who have in-depth knowledge about the area. The CRDP has also changed the livesof the community members from depending on social grants to monthly wage income and they no longer travel long distances for basic services. The food security situation of the households which were participating in the food security project has improved. The study also recommends that the CRDP must be implemented in other areas which are struggling from poverty as the CRDP has alleviated poverty in Muyexe village.
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Community involvement as a strategy to enhance Integrated Development Planning Efficiency for effective service delivery in Mutale MunicipalityNempumbuluni, Thambeleni Colbert 11 December 2012 (has links)
MPM / Oliver Tambo Institute of Governance and Policy Studies
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The importance of public participation in community development: geographical name change within Makhado MunicipalityLukheli, Humbulani Johnson 14 January 2015 (has links)
MPM / Oliver Tambo Institute of Governance and Policy Studies
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An evaluation of institutional capacity for implementation, coordination and monitoring of a comprehensive rural development programme a case sudy of Muyexe Pilot Project, Limpopo Greater GiyaniTodani, Shumisanani Juliah 04 February 2015 (has links)
MENVSC / Department of Geography and Geo-Information Sciences / Department of
Geography and Geo-Information Sciences
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Resilence of rural communities to the effects of climate change in Thulamela Municipality of South AfricaNyamukondiwa, Pertina 23 July 2015 (has links)
MRDV / Institute for Rural Development
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Small Scale Business Ventures in Rural Areas: A Case of Molemole Local Municipality in Capricorn District of the Limpopo ProvincePadi, Mokibelo Deborah 18 September 2017 (has links)
MSCAGR (Agricultural Economics) / Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness / See the attached abstract below
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Community participation in development projects as Tickyline Village in TzaneenMalatji, Khutso Peace January 2019 (has links)
MPM / Oliver Reginald Tambo Institute of Governance and Policy Studies / Community participation is a concept which is meant to ensure that community
members are an integral part of processes that determine their destination in relation
to their development needs. It is a means of empowering people by developing their
skills and abilities to enable them to negotiate and make appropriate decisions for their
development. Community participation, however, is not without its challenges. In most
development projects initiated by local municipalities and other government
departments, community participation appears to be an afterthought. In this regard,
the study aimed to investigate challenges of community participation in Tickyline. The
research methods used for this study were both qualitative and quantitative and data
was collected from twenty-two (22) research participants using open-ended interviews
and questionnaires. Data was analysed using thematic method and Statistical
Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software.
Findings
The study revealed that majority of the participants do not participate in development
projects because some meetings are arranged during odd times, particularly during
the initial phases of the projects. The study further revealed that these challenges of
participation are influenced by officials who take decisions on behalf of communities
as they regard the participants as less capable of taking independent decisions
regarding their own projects.
It was found that community projects are literally imposed to the communities and
therefore, participation and community involvement is very minimal which
consequently collapses the projects.
Recommendations
Consequent to the findings, it is recommended that community leaders should make
community meetings open to all community members. There should be regular
community gatherings to discuss issues affecting the community; and there should be
inclusion of community members in every phase of projects by municipal and
government members to ensure maximum participation in relation to development
projects. The officials should regard the participants as important stakeholders in the
development of the projects in the area. Community members should be literally made
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sole beneficiaries of development projects from the inception to the hand-over phase.
By so doing, they will be able to sustain both themselves and the development projects
within their area. / NRF
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Ecotourism, rural development and local government : a combination for sustainability? : an investigation into the sustainability of ecotourism as a form of rural development, with reference to a case study at Cathedral Peak in the Natal Drakensberg ParkUrquhart, Penny January 1995 (has links)
This study arises from a preliminary environmental impact assessment of a proposal by the Natal Parks Board to develop a 200 bed ecotourism facility at Cathedral Peak in the Natal Drakensberg Park. The author of this study was one of a team of five postgraduate students1 from the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town, hereafter referred to as the Masters Group, commissioned to undertake this assessment by the Natal Parks Board (NPB) in January 1995. The preliminary environmental assessment included a scoping exercise to identify all Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs), as well as a socio-economic survey to identify potential positive and negative impacts of the proposed development on neighbouring communities. In addition, this social investigation served to identify opportunities for community involvement in the project, both in the construction and post-construction phases. The complete terms of reference for this preliminary environmental assessment are contained in Attachment 1.
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Community empowerment : management of production and distribution of agricultural commodities at Phongolo District, KwaZulu-NatalSiyaya, Thandeka Prudence January 2006 (has links)
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Community Work) in the Department of Social Work in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, 2006. / This study examined aspects and strategies the communities adopt to
manage the production and the distribution of agricultural commodities. The
research also focused on problems experienced by small - scale farmers in
the production and management of their produce. The food security of the
communities relies on the good management of natural resources and
production. It would appear that communities need to utilize and manage
natural resources properly and appropriately if future generations have to
sustain good produce for their livelihood.
The study further found out that small-scale farmers live in conditions that are
intolerable in terms of their access to water, market and land. The identified
problems limit the access of farmers to produce good quality agricultural
commodities, which could be acceptable to market retailers and wholesalers.
Agriculture cannot be neglected as the backbone of community survival.
Empowering communities about agricultural production management is a
development strategy that is aimed at facilitating economic growth. In
conclusion the researcher recommends that communities need to be provided
with inputs like irrigation facilities so that their production could not be
seasonal but could be able to produce throughout the year.
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Analysing food security among rural households of Capricorn and Mopani Districts, Limpopo Province , South AfricaNengovhela, Rudzani January 2022 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. Agricultural (Agricultural Economics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / Regardless of the various measures implemented by the South African government to
curb food insecurity, majority of rural households are still experiencing food insecurity
at the household level. This could be because of the high unemployment rate that the
rural households are experiencing, especially in the Limpopo Province. Despite rural
household members exerting frantic efforts to acquire education, most of them still find
it difficult to secure jobs, which results in them depending on social grants for a living.
Still, social grant money alone is not enough to meet their entire families’ needs,
including food acquisition. The aim of the study was to analyse food security looking
at four dimensions, namely, food availability, access, utilisation, and stability among
rural households of Capricorn and Mopani Districts in the Limpopo Province of South
Africa.
Only two district municipalities in the Limpopo Province, namely, Mopani and
Capricorn Districts, were chosen as areas of study. The two district municipalities were
chosen because, previous studies and reviews reported that these municipalities are
the most affected districts by food insecurity shocks in the Limpopo Province. The
study used a cross-sectional survey, where a Multistage sampling procedure was
employed. The villages were selected based on probability proportionate to size. The
study considered a total of 346 rural households, comprising 173 rural households in
each district municipality. A structured questionnaire was used as an instrument to
collect data from rural households in the study area. In addition, the collected data was
captured using Excel 16. Thereafter, the data was exported to SPSS Version 27 for
analysis. Furthermore, to profile the socio-economic characteristics of households,
assess food consumption patterns and identify the strategies employed to enhance
household food security, descriptive statistics was used. To determine the food
security status of rural households in the study areas, the four dimensions of food
security were analysed separately. For instance, food availability was analysed using
descriptive statistics whereas food accessibility was analysed using Household Food
Insecurity Access Scale [HFIAS]. The HFIAS was also used to identify the food
security status while Household Dietary Diversity Score [HDDS] was used to measure
food utilisation. To measure food stability, a Likert Scale [LS] and descriptive statistics
were used. Multiple Linear Regression Models [MRM] were used to determine the
factors that influenced rural households’ food security status. On the other hand, the
Multinomial Logistic Regression Model [MLRM] was used to examine the determinants
of food security among rural households of Capricorn and Mopani district
municipalities.
The descriptive results established that most rural households from both Mopani
District Municipality [MDM] and Capricorn District Municipality [CDM] consume
different food groups. In this regard, a minority of rural households are classified as
dietary diverse whereas a majority of rural households are still characterised as less
dietary diverse due to the limited consumption of different food groups. This reveals
that these households range from less food secure to moderate food secure, as
illustrated by the food security results. Moreover, the descriptive results also indicated
that a majority of rural households in MDM are classified as severely food insecure
and that food stability was the component contributing to these households being
severely food insecure. As for CDM rural households, the results showed that a
majority of these rural households were moderately food insecure with food availability
and food stability being the contributing component at CDM. The Multiple linear
Regression Model [MRM] results in MDM revealed that the age of the household head,
remittances, and access to credit positively influenced food security status. On the
other hand, the Multinomial Logistic Regression Model [MLRM] results in MDM
revealed that the age of household head, household income greater than R1000,
household income between R1099 to R1999, household income between R4000 to
R4999, income from salary and access to credit, negatively influence food insecurity
status. The Multiple Linear Regression Model confirmed that the male headed
households, age of household head, wages, employment status and household
income negatively influence food security status in CDM. On the contrary, MLRM
results revealed that gender of household head, income from wages, income from
salary, old age pension grant, child support grant, household income above R1000
and access to credit for borrowing money positively influenced the food security status
of rural households in CDM.
In light of this, the study recommends that health practitioners should educate rural
households about healthy eating habits and that having a variety of nutritious food type
may increase food security. The Department of Agriculture should advise rural
households to participate primarily in subsistence farming and that they should focus
their agriculture on crops and livestock. This will enable them to enjoy diverse and
balanced diets. In addition, the government should empower rural households to
participate in development programmes. This may assist households to improve their
livelihoods and may also lead to diverse sources of income, which may enhance food
security. Furthermore, the government can further assist rural households by providing
production inputs (such as seeds/seedlings, fertilizers, and water for irrigation), which
may promote food availability, utilisation and accessibility. / NRF-DAAD
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