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    Development of evidence-based policy around small-scale farming
    (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015) Aliber, Michael; Hall, Ruth
    How to support small-scale and larger commercial farmers, and to make sure that they are productive and contribute effectively to the rural economy and to national food security.
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    Livelihoods after land reform: The South African case
    (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2012) Aliber, Michael; Maluleke, T; Manenzhe, T; Paradza, Gaynor; Cousins, Ben
    SA’s land reform regarded as a failure – economic objectives – the spectre of ‘failed projects’ – changing the racial pattern of land ownership – too slow • No consensus as to why, or what to do • Even so, ambitious if vague promises • Dominant ethos = modernisation “Another focus area [of the Department] will be skills transfer, to promote the transfer of skills from white commercial farmers to black subsistence farmers” (Joemat-Pettersson, 2010)
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    Rural jobs: Commodity sector possibilities and constraints – the case of smallholder irrigation schemes in the Eastern Cape
    (2015-10-10) Aliber, Michael
    • NDP – 1 million new jobs in agriculture; largely premised on expanding the area under irrigation • Cousins – “The evidence from Tugela Ferry and other irrigation schemes shows that where [small-scale farmers] have access to fertile soils, irrigation water and markets, small-scale farmers can be highly productive and earn reasonable returns” (2012)
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    A tale of two dorpies: Case studies from Limpopo and a perspective on land reform and rural development policy
    (Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2011) Aliber, Michael; Paradza, Gaynor
    “Rural development is about enabling rural people to take control of their destiny, thereby dealing effectively with rural poverty through the optimal use and management of natural resources” (MRDLR 2009:14).