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journal article

Impact of recapitalisation and development programme on performance of land reform beneficiary farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Providing appropriate post-settlement support to farmers is crucial for sustainable development of smallholder agriculture in South Africa. In unravelling this, the South Africa’s Recapitalization and Development Programme (RADP) was initiated.

discussion paper

Recovering from COVID-19: Economic scenarios for South Africa

As the South African economy emerges from the downturn induced by COVID-19, policy makers are concerned with recovery, reconstruction, and transformation.

working paper

Climate uncertainty and agricultural vulnerability in South Africa

Climate change poses a serious threat to many countries, particularly to developing countries, which often have large sections of the population without resources to adapt to changes in their environment.

journal article

COVID-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa

Absent vaccines and pharmaceutical interventions, the only tool available to mitigate its demographic effects is some measure of physical distancing, to reduce contagion by breaking social and economic contacts.

working paper

Climate change and its implications for central banks in emerging and developing economies

Climate change mitigation and adaptation will prove to be sources of significant structural change. The impacts will be far-reaching and often irreversible, with particularly large effects on emerging and developing economies.

editorial

Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers

In trying to limit the spread of COVID-19, policymakers globally have the difficult task of balancing the positive health effects of lockdowns against their economic costs, particularly the burdens lockdowns impose on low-income and food-insecure

working paper

Global land reform experiences: A review for South Africa

This paper reviews land reform in six emerging market economies with some similarities to South Africa, and in sub-Saharan African countries, which share a similar colonial history.

journal article

Public agricultural research and development spending in South Africa – update

In developing countries, where few incentives exist for private sector investment in research, public investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) is critical for technological change that stimulates agricultural development, food

factsheet

Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: University of South Africa College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agriculture and Animal Health

Credible quantitative and qualitative information on existing capacities in agricultural higher education agencies in Africa are crucial for strategic planning, policy formulation, setting priorities and benchmarks, measuring progress toward bench

factsheet

South Africa: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet

This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display.

project paper

Micronutrient policy change in South Africa: Implications for the Kaleidoscope Model for food security policy change

This review of micronutrient policy processes in South Africa serves as a companion piece to two parallel studies in Malawi and Zambia.