Agricultural education and training in South Africa: An overview

Rooyen, Van; JohanBarnard,; Zyl, R.F. Van; Johan, C

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“…Such concerns stem from the points of view of sustainability and physical potential. Van Rooyen and Njobe-Mbuli (1996), for example, suggest that beneficiaries between the ages of 30 and 45 have higher chances of success than beneficiaries who are younger or older than this age range.…”

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“…While the success of land reform and its beneficiaries is debated (see, e.g. Brandt and Mkodzongi, 2018), the success of a land redistribution candidate (potential beneficiary or potential emerging farmer) in this study will be gauged by the combination of factors identified in the SLLDP, the draft beneficiary selection policy guide (a, b and e) [4] and key land redistribution beneficiary attributes identified by Van Rooyen and Njobe-Mbuli (1996) and Vink and Kirsten (2019). These key attributes are age (preferably 30–45), education level (at least secondary education, grade 8), farming skills (demonstrated good farming potential), advanced agricultural training and commercially inclined (i.e.…”

Section: An Overview Of the South African Land Reformmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The selection is therefore informed by the specific objective of the present study, which is guided by other attempts in the literature to study farmer diversity and utilises measures adapted from Zantsi et al (2020). To study diversity within this specific group of emerging farmers located in the former homelands, variables considered important in selecting land reform beneficiaries are used (Van Rooyen and Njobe-Mbuli, 1996; Sihlobo and Kirsten, 2018). The variables include farmer demographics, such as their age, gender, education level and whether they are full-time farmers.…”

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“…From the analyses of this study (Section 5), it can be concluded that there is significant variation in the demographic attributes, production orientation, willingness to partake in land redistribution and risk attitudes among potential emerging farmer sub-groups. Based on the beneficiary categorisation of land redistribution outlined in the SLLDP (see Section 2), the beneficiary selection guide (DRDLR, 2020) and the key attributes for a successful land reform candidate described by Van Rooyen and Njobe-Mbuli (1996), a criteria for selecting beneficiaries with high potential for success as commercial farmers that are also aligned with the prioritised groups was developed. Based on the predefined criteria outlined in Section 2 and our CA results, presented in Table 4, farmers in clusters 1,2,3 and 4 seem to have the best chances of being successful commercial farmers because they have a good combination of key attributes deemed important for success in commercial farming.…”

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A typology of emerging farmers in three rural provinces of South Africa: what are the implications for the land redistribution policy?

Zantsi

Pienaar²,

Greyling

2021

IJSE

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PurposeUnderstanding diversity amongst potential beneficiaries of land redistribution is of critical importance for both design and planning of successful land reform interventions. This study seeks to add to the existing literature on farming types, with specific emphasis on understanding diversity within a sub-group of commercially oriented or emerging smallholders.Design/methodology/approachUsing a multivariate statistical analysis – principal component and cluster analyses applied to a sample of 442 commercially-oriented smallholders – five distinct clusters of emerging farmers are identified, using variables related to farmers' characteristics, income and expenditure and farm production indicators and willingness to participate in land redistribution. The five clusters are discussed in light of a predefined selection criteria that is based on the current policies and scholarly thinking.FindingsThe results suggest that there are distinct differences in farming types, and each identified cluster of farmers requires tailored support for the effective implementation of land reform. The identified homogenous sub-groups of smallholders, allows us to understand which farmers could be a better target for a successful land redistribution policy.Originality/valueMost of the existing typology studies in South Africa tend to focus on general smallholders and in the Eastern Cape province; this study extends the literature by focussing on specific prime beneficiaries of land reform in three provinces. This study uses a more detailed dataset than the Statistics general and agricultural household surveys.

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A typology of emerging farmers in three rural provinces of South Africa: what are the implications for the land redistribution policy?

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Greyling

2021

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Education for sustainable agriculture: the old and new curricula for agricultural sciences in South African schools

Peden¹

2015

Journal of Education

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This article explores the support given to Education for Sustainable Agriculture (ESA) bythe South African Agricultural Sciences school curricula. It compares two post-apartheidcurricula: the current Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) and the phased-outNational Curriculum Statement (NCS) for Agricultural Sciences in terms of content,knowledge requirements, cognitive processes and philosophies of education for sustainableagriculture, as well as the role of assessment and the stated purpose of the curricula. Whilethe NCS had a vision of sustainable agriculture and of a progressive curriculum, these aimswere not supported in the detail of the curriculum. The CAPS presents a shift back to moretraditional, discipline-based agriculture, with a detailed curriculum, which provides moresupport for ESA in terms of fundamental ecological knowledge as well as sustainableagriculture strategies. However, the CAPS, has fewer requirements for practical agriculture,higher order learning and engagement with broad socio-economic issues. The paperconcludes with recommendations for supporting ESA, through teacher education andamendments to the assessment requirements.

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Agricultural education and training in South Africa: An overview

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A typology of emerging farmers in three rural provinces of South Africa: what are the implications for the land redistribution policy?

A typology of emerging farmers in three rural provinces of South Africa: what are the implications for the land redistribution policy?

Education for sustainable agriculture: the old and new curricula for agricultural sciences in South African schools

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