Farming against the odds: An examination of the challenges facing farming and rural development in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Applied Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-274

  Nel, Etienne ^a   Davies, Jack ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Resettlement; Rural development; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032812333     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-6228(99)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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