Towards sustainable agriculture in post-apartheid South Africa

GeoJournal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-49

  Mather, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION; SMALL FARM DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029669489     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00174927     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. African National Congress: The Reconstruction and Development Programme: A Policy Framework. Umanyano Publications, Johannesburg 1994.
2. Altieri, M. A.: Agroecology: a new research and development paradigm for world agriculture. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 27: 37-46 (1989).
3. Auerbach, R. M. B.: An experiment in low-input maize production in KwaZulu. Development Southern Africa 7, 1: 67-75 (1990).
4. Beinart, W.: Introduction: the politics of colonial conservation. Journal of Southern African Studies 15, 2: 143-162 (1989)
5. Bowers, J.: Sustainability, agriculture, and agricultural policy. Environment and Planning A 27: 1231-1243, (1995).
6. Brand, S.; Christodoulou, N.; van Rooyen, J.; Vink, N.: Agriculture and redistribution: growth with equity. In: Schrire, R. (ed.), Wealth or Poverty? Critical Choices for South Africa, pp. 353-375. Oxford University Press, Cape Town 1992.
7. Buttel, F. H.: The sociology of agricultural sustainability: some observations on the future of sustainable agriculture. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 46: 175-186 (1993).
8. Caporali, F.; Onnis, A.: Validity of rotation as an effective agroecological principle for a sustainable agriculture. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 41: 101-113 (1992).
9. Cock, J.: Going green at the grassroots. In: Cock, J.; Koch, E. (eds.), Going Green: People, Politics and the Environment in South Africa, pp. 1-17. Oxford University Press, Cape Town 1991.
10. Cooper, D.: From soil erosion to sustainability: land use in South Africa. In: Cock, J.; Koch, E. (eds.), Going Green: Pople, Politics and the Environment in South Africa, pp. 176-192. Oxford University Press, Cape Town 1991.
11. Cooper, D.: Reforming the land question. In: Schrire, R. (ed.), Wealth or Poverty? Critical Choices for South Africa, pp. 405-419. Oxford University Press, Cape Town 1992.
12. Cooper, D.: Sustainable agriculture. New Ground 2: 16-17 (1990).
13. Council for the Environment (CoE): A Framework for Harmony Between Development and Environment. Joan Lotter Publications, Pretoria 1989.
14. de Klerk, M.: Seasons that will never return: the impact of farm mechanisation on employment, incomes and population distribution in the Western Transvaal. Journal of Southern African Studies 11: 235-257 (1984).
15. de Villiers, M.: National trends regarding land-use. Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria 1993.
16. de Wet, C.: Betterment planning in a rural village in Keiskammahoek, Ciskei. Journal of Southern African Studies 15: 326-345 (1989).
17. de Wet, C.: The socio-ecological impact of development schemes in the 'homelands' of South Africa. South African Journal of Science 86: 440-447 (1990).
18. Drummond, J. H.: Rural land use and agricultural production in Dinokana village, Bophuthatswana. Geo Journal 22: 335-343 (1990).
19. Dudley, N.: World hunger, land reform and organic agriculture. In: Dudley, N.; Madeley, J.; Stolton, S. (eds.), Land is Life: Land Reform and Sustainable Agriculture, Intermediate Technology Publications, pp. 1-42. London 1992.
20. Edwards, C. A.: The importance of integration in sustainable agriculture systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 27: 25-35 (1989).
21. Fakir, S.; Cooper, D.: Sustainable development, agriculture and energy. Land and Agricultural Policy Centre, Policy Paper 17, Johannesburg 1995.
22. Farshad, A.; Zinck, J. A.: Seeking agricultural sustainability. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 47: 1-12 (1993). Financial Mail: Johannesburg.
23. Goodman, D.; Redclift, M.: Refashioning Nature: Food, Ecology and Culture. Routledge, London 1991.
24. Grove, T. L.; Edwards, C. A.: Do we need a new development paradigm. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 46: 135-145 (1993).
25. Hendriks, F. T.: Loose planning and rapid resettlement: the politics of conservation and control in Transkei, South Africa, 1950-1970. Journal of Southern African Studies 15: 306-325 (1989).
26. Hoare, J.: Sustainable dryland cropping in Australia: a review. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 38: 193-204 (1992).
27. Kassier, E.; Groenewald, J.: Agriculture: an overview, In: Schrire, R. (ed.), Wealth or Poverty? Critical Choices for South Africa, pp. 330-352. Oxford University Press, Cape Town 1992.
28. Laing, M.: Jekyll-and-Hyde herbicides. Rotating the Cube: Environmental Strategies for the 1990s. Indicator SA Special Issue: 41-45 (1990).
29. Lele, S.: Sustainable development: a critical review. World Development 19, 6: 607-621 (1991).
30. Mackenzie, C.: Degradation of arable land resources: policy options and considerations within the context of rural restructuring in South Africa. Land and Agriculture Policy Centre, Policy Paper 11, Johannesburg 1994.
31. MacRae, R. J.; Hill, S. B.; Henning, J.; Bentley, A. J.: Policies, programs, and regulations to support the transition to sustainable agriculture in Canada. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 5, 2: 76-92 (1990).
32. Mail and Guardian: Johannesburg.
33. Marcus, T.: Modernising Super Exploitation: Restructuring South African Agriculture. Zed, London 1989.
34. Mather, C.: Beyond the farm: rural studies in South Africa. In: Rogerson, C. and McCarthy, J. J. (eds.), Geography in a Changing South Africa, pp. 229-245. Oxford University Press, Cape Town 1992.
35. Mazur, R. E.; Titilola, S. T.: Social and economic dimensions of local knowledge systems in African sustainable agriculture. Sociologia Ruralis 32, 2: 264-286 (1992).
36. Mentis, M. T.: Correspondence: White paper on agricultural policy. South African Journal of Science 80: 538-539 (1984).
37. Munnik, V.; Weinberg, P.: Poison in the system: pesticides ruin the vegetable basket of Natal. New Ground 6: 24-27 (1992).
38. Munnik, V.: Will land reform degrade the land? New Ground 16: 26-27 (1995).