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Agricultural production in the African reserves of South Africa, 1918-1969

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ID5007461
AuthorsCharles Simkins (University of Cape Town, corresponding author)
Year1981
Volume7
Issue2
Pages256-283
Publication date1981-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03057078108708028
OpenAlexW2159911810
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited2

From one (peasant) community after another, however, there is evidence of a fall in productivity after a period of early prosperity. The tale is one of increasing pressure of population on deteriorating land, and the fall was not only in productivity per head, but in the total crop produced ... The date at which the decline began varied with the area . . . in the Ciskei, it began before the end of the nineteenth century; in the Transkei it was conspicuous after 1930 . . . Crops were shrinking owing to erosion and the fall in fertility. Between 1921 and 1930, 640 million pounds of mealies were produced by Africans, and between 1931 and 1939, this fell to 490 million pounds ... I

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