Restructuring the Swazi sugar industry: The changing role and political significance of smallholders

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 585-603

  Terry, Alan ^a   Ogg, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b RMI Consultants   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMY OF SCALE; LAND TENURE; POVERTY; PROFITABILITY; RURAL ECONOMY; SEMIARID REGION; SMALLHOLDER; SUGAR; SUGAR CANE;

SWAZILAND;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84987858649     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: 14653893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2016.1190520     Document Type: Article

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