Contract farming in South Africa: A case study from KwaZulu-Natal

Geography

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-44

  Porter, Gina ^a   Phillips Howard, Kevin ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; CONTRACT FARMING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; SMALL FARM SECTOR; SMALLHOLDER IMPACT; SUGAR CANE PRODUCTION;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL, DAKADAKA;

EID: 0030751685     PISSN: 00167487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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