Kepe, ThembelaMakhado, ZwoitwaProgramme for Land and Agrarian StudiesFaculty of Economics and Management Sciences2013-06-182024-11-112007/04/162007/04/162013-06-182024-11-112004https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19547Magister Philosophiae (Land and Agrarian Studies) - MPhil(LAS)This study explored the dynamics of local-level trade in plant-based mats and baskets in Khanyayo village, Eastern Cape. These dynamics include social aspects of harvesting, resource tenure and trade. It also includes institutional issues such as legislation that enhances or restricts the degree to which local people could benefit from the trade or direct use. The study also explored the contribution of the trading in mats and baskets to the livelihoods of the Khanyayo people.enEastern CapeHandicraft industriesSouth AfricaHandicraftEconomic aspectsCommerce in artThesisUniversity of the Western Cape