00000cmm a22000004i 4500 UP-1685594773860283840 Buklod 20200709081746.0 m o u cr ||||||||||| 110427s2011 xx u | eng d 9789086867042 99789086867042 (Online) (iLib)UPD-00516573637 DML rda DSCI eng DMLUC HD 1476 A456 I57 2011eb Institutional constraints to small farmer development in Southern Africa edited by Ajuruchukwu Obi. Wageningen Wageningen Academic Publishers 2011. 1 online resource (352 pages), illustrations. text rdacontent computer rdamedia computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier online resource rdamedia College of Science Library has electronic copy. Kindly send us a message through cslib@science.upd.edu.ph using your UP mail for the copy of this material. Preface. Abbreviations and acronyms. Exchange rates for programme countries. Part II, Background and issues on the role of institutions in smallholder development in Southern Africa -- Part II, Rural livelihood strategies and current circumstances of the small farmer in South Africa -- Part III, Socio-economic and commodity marketing factors among small farmers in South Africa -- Part IV, Marketing constraints and opportunities in specific commodity lines -- Part V, Institutional issues in natural resource management and implications for smallholder development in Southern Africa -- Part VI, Alternative trade and support arrangements to enhance livelihoods and welfare of small farmers. Appendix The methodologies of the studies. References. About the contributors. Keyword index. Smallholder farming in Southern Africa has been on the decline in recent years as a result of a combination of institutional, climatic and macro-economic constraints. This has led to some of the worst food and humanitarian crisis in recent years, culminating in drastic food shortages and famines and deepening poverty. Governments and the development community are therefore concerned about the current and potential consequences of this state-of-affairs and are exploring ways and means to reverse the situation. There is increasing awareness about the role of institutions in smallholder development in the region and elsewhere on the continent. But consensus as to what specific institutions are crucial or even how they exert their influence has not yet been achieved despite a considerable amount of theoretical information now available on the subject. This chapter begins the task of defining the broad outlines of a more focused study on the role of institutions in small farmer situations in Southern Africa and proposes an analytical framework consolidated from a wide range of expert views and opinions. Brief descriptions of the diverse studies that fit that framework are provided to attempt to contribute to a debate on the feasible procedures for undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the institutional constraints faced by the small farmer in relation to market access and exploring the competitiveness of the small-scale agriculture in the region. Farms, Small Africa, Southern. Farms, Small Government policy Africa, Southern. Rural development Africa, Southern. Agriculture and state Africa, Southern. Farm produce Africa, Southern Marketing. Natural resources Africa, Southern Management. Obi, Ajuruchukwu editor. SpringerLink (Online Service). FO Electronic Resource