A note on the adoption of soil conservation measures in the Northern Province of South Africa

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 336-345

  Anim, Francis D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; EROSION CONTROL; SOIL CONSERVATION;

NORTHERN PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032767904     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00818.x     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Adesina, A. A. and Baidu-Forson, J. (1995). Farmers Perceptions and Adoption of New Agricultural Technology: Evidence for Analysis in Burkina Faso and Guinea, West Africa, Agricultural Economics, 13, 1-9.
2. Adesina, A. A. and Zinnah, M. M. (1993). Technology Characteristics, Farmer Perceptions and Adoption Decisions: A Tobit Model Application in Sierra Leone, Agricultural Economics, 9, 297-311.
3. Anim, F. D. K. (1997). Land Tenure, Access to Credit and On-farm Investment Under Common Property Arrangements. PhD (Agricultural Economics) Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
4. Barlow, G. R. and Nieuwoudt, W. L. (1995). Factors Influencing Soil Conservation Effort and Adoption on Commercial Farms in KwaZulu-Natal, Agrekon, 34, 101-108.
5. Cary, J. W. and Wilkinson, R. L. (1997). Perceived Profitability and Farmers' Conservation Behaviour, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 48, 13-21.
6. Colman, D. R. (1995). Ethics and Externalities: Agricultural Stewardship and Other Behaviour, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 45, 299-311.
7. Daramola, B. (1989). The Study of Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Fertiliser Adoption Decisions in Nigeria: A Survey of Oyo State Farmers, Fertilizer Research, 20, 143-151.
8. Department of Agriculture, Land and Environmental Affairs (1992). Annual Report 1991/92. Lebowa Government Services, South Africa.
9. Feder, G., Just, R. E. and Ziberman, D. (1982). Adoption of Agricultural Innovations in Developing Countries: A Survey, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 33, 255-298.
10. Feder, G. and Onchan, T. (1987). Land Ownership Security and Farm Investment in Thailand, American Journal of Economics, 69, 311-320.
11. Gasson, R. and Potter, C. (1988). Conservation Through Land Diversion: A Survey of Farmers' Attitudes, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 39, 340-351.
12. Gerhart, J. (1975). The Diffusion of Hybrid Maize in West Kenya. Centro International de Mejoramiento de Mais Y Trigo, Mexico City.
13. Goodman, L. A. (1961). Snowball Sampling, The Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 32, 148-170.
14. Heath, J. and Binswanger, H. (1996). Natural Resource Degradation Effects of Poverty and Population Growth are Largely Policy-induced: The Case of Columbia, Environment and Development Economics, 1, 65-133.
15. Kassier, W. E. and Groenewald, J. A. (1990). The Agricultural Economy of South Africa, in Agricultural Restructuring in South Africa. Inter-conference Symposium of the International Association of Agricultural Economics, Windhoek, Namibia.
16. Kebede, Y., Gunjal, K. and Coffin, G. (1990). Adoption of New Technologies in Ethiopian Agriculture: The Case of Teguleet Bulga District, Shos Province, Agricultural Economics, 14, 27-43.
17. Knoke, D. and Kuklinski, J. H. (1982). Network Analysis. Sage, Beverly Hills, CA.
18. Konczacki, Z. A. (1978). The Economics of Pastoralism: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan Africa, Frank Cass, London, p. 145.
19. Land and Agricultural Policy Centre (LAPC) (1995). Options for Land Reform and Rural Restructuring in South Africa. LAPC, Johannesburg.
20. Leseme, R. M., Fenyes, T. I. and Groenewald, J. A. (1980). Traditional and Legal Aspects Influencing Agricultural Development in Lebowa, Development Studies Southern Africa, 2, 171-195.
21. Letsoalo, E. M. (1987). Land Reform in South Africa: A Black Perspective. Government Printers, Pretoria.
22. Lynne, M. C. and Nieuwoudt, W. L. (1990). The Real Tragedy of the Commons: Livestock Production in KwaZulu, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 70, 12-19.
23. More, G. M. (1996). Tenure Security and Productivity in the Zimbabwean Small Farm Sector: Implications for South Africa. PhD Thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
24. Norusis, M. J. (1993). SPSS for Windows: Advance Statistics, Release 6.0. SPSS Inc., Chicago, Ill.
25. Pindyck, R. S. and Rubinfield, D. L. (1981). Econometric Models and Economic Forecasts. Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
26. Polson, R. A. and Spencer, D. S. C. (1991). The Technology Adoption Process in Subsistence Agriculture: The Case of Cassava in Southwestern Nigeria, Agricultural Systems, 36, 65-78.
27. Quiggin, J. (1987). Land Degradation: Behavioural Causes, in Chisholm, A. H. and Dumsday, R. G. (eds.), Land Degradation: Problems and Policies. Cambridge University Press, Melbourne.
28. Rogers, E. M. and Kincaid, D. L. (1981). Communication Networks: Towards a New Paradigm for Research. Free Press, New York, NY.
29. Shiferaw, B. and Holden, S. T. (1998). Resource Degradation and Adoption of Land Conservation Technologies in the Ethiopian Highlands: A Case Study in Andit Tid, North Shewa, Agricultural Economics, 18, 233-247.
30. Siden, J. and King, D. A. (1990). Adoption of Soil Conservation Measures in Manila Shire, New South Wales, Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, 58, 179-192.