Thesis (M. Dev. ) --University of Limpopo, 2014 / The legacy of apartheid has left the current democratic government of South Africa
grappling with vast challenges. Eighteen years of governance has not been enough
for the state to address issues of land redistribution, and in particular redistribution of
commercial farm and the improvement of their functionality after redistribution.
The main aim of the study is to assess the general functionality, productivity and
challenges of redistributed farms. Qualitative research methodology (descriptive
research design) is used to diagnose historical and current issues impacting on the
functionality, productivity and challenges facing LCPA. Probability random sampling,
more especially stratified random sampling was used as a sampling method.
The results indicated that the farm is experiencing a number of challenges,
conflicting views regarding the farm path. Due to the lack of financial support,
malfunctioning or aging infrastructure, and most importantly the lack of
agricultural technical and farming knowledge. Challenges experienced among
others include the following, consistent decline in production, lack of technical and
strong agricultural farming knowledge, lack of persistent strong financial support; and
lack of integrated support from agricultural stakeholders. To change the status quo,
consistent training of beneficiaries in farming and farm management has to be tailor
made for them, and a multidimensional support for beneficiaries has to be put in
place.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/1247 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Mabuza, Mandla Elias |
| Contributors | Belete, A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xv, 138 leaves |
| Relation | Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 8 |
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