Explaining land size demand among potential emerging farmers in South Africa
What does it mean for land redistribution policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21540650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Siphe Zantsi (0000-0001-9787-3913, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 519-539 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0373-6245 • E-ISSN: 2151-2418 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03736245.2020.1854838 |
| OpenAlex | W3111542786 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 42 |
The South African land redistribution is stalling, and frustration in both citizens and politicians has gained momentum in recent years. Among its numerous recommendations, the Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture, appointed by the presidency to ease the frustration, has recommended research to better understand the beneficiaries of land redistribution. Using a sample of 469 potential emerging farmers randomly selected and surveyed from three provinces, this article endeavours to understand factors affecting land size demand of commercial-oriented smallholders, who are the prime beneficiaries of land redistribution. Existing studies report a small land size demand from smallholders and have advocated that land reform farms should be subdivided to meet this demand despite the Land Subdivision Act of 1970, which prohibits subdivision of farmland. This repeated request implies that the government has done little so far to subdivide land reform farms. Results from the ordinary least squares regression of the present study show that mostly socio-economic variables, followed by ‘currently owned arable land’ and ‘risk attitude’, statistically explain land demand of potential land reform beneficiaries. Considering the farm subdivision debate, the results of this study substantiate the argument of subdividing farms because smallholders demand a land size that meets their working capabilities and their willingness to accept the associated risk
Agricultural economics · Economics · Geography · Land use · Natural resource economics · Political science · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Land Rights and Reforms · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |