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Assessing the feasibility of land reform farm equity schemes : a focus on capacity building and empowerment

dc.contributor.advisorRugege, Denis.
dc.contributor.authorPhayane, Gwendoline Mosela.
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-18T09:12:23Z
dc.date.available2010-08-18T09:12:23Z
dc.date.created2006
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Env.Dev.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2006.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research was undertaken to determine the extent to which share equity schemes have been successful. The research also investigated the possible causes of failure of the established share equity projects and sought to determine the feasibility requirements that may be put in place to ensure success and sustainability of the ventures in support of land reform. The methodology used involved comparing the data gathered from business plans, valuation reports and other project documents from the Department of Land Affairs (DLA) with the information gathered through interviews and observations. The results revealed causes of failure to include the fact that beneficiaries of the investigated equity schemes did not participate in business plan development or implementation and therefore had no sense of ownership in the intended joint ventures. It was also found that none of the business plans included any form of training for capacity building and therefore no mechanism for empowering beneficiaries existed to participate effectively at all levels of the farming enterprise. Furthermore, original farm owners as the majority shareholders tended to re-invest profits into farm assets rather than paying dividends. It was concluded that the inclusion of a training programme in every business plan is crucial to the success of farm share equity ventures as this may enable beneficiaries to be sufficiently empowered to participate effectively at all levels of the business.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/218
dc.language.isoen_ZA
dc.subjectLand reform--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectAgriculture, Cooperative--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectAgriculture--Economic aspects--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectAgricultural labourers--South Africa.
dc.subjectLand tenure--South Africa.
dc.subjectRestitution--South Africa.
dc.subjectFarmers--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectFarm management--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Environmental science.en_US
dc.titleAssessing the feasibility of land reform farm equity schemes : a focus on capacity building and empowermenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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