Determinants of Performance of Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) Projects in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5179296 |
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| Authors | Michael Akwasi Antwi (0000-0003-3896-4502, North-West University), Oladimeji Idowu Oladele (0000-0001-6004-1419, North-West University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-162 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2013.11906589 |
| OpenAlex | W2610036837 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The fundamental objective of this study was to analyse the effects of socio-economic factors on the performance of Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) projects in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district of the North-West Province. Random sampling technique was used to select 47 projects with 244 beneficiaries under LRAD sub-programme. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed on the data collected using a structured questionnaire. The Tobit model was fitted to the data to analyse the effects of the socio-economic factors on the projects' performance. Sixteen explanatory variables found to be statistically significant included: years of project operation (+NYR: p<0.05); number of project beneficiaries (-NBNOW: p<0.10); number of project beneficiaries with less than matric education (+EDLM: p<0.05); number of project beneficiaries with matric level of education (+EDM: p<0.05); number of project beneficiaries with tertiary level of education (+EDT: p<0.10); number of beneficiaries employed outside the project (-NBEBP: p<0.10); availability of project business plan (+AVBP: p<0.05); average number of trainings attended by project beneficiaries (+AVTR: p<0.05); number of conflicts per project (-NCONF: p<0.001); adoption of new technologies by the projects (+ADTECH: p<0.05); proportion of women with children per project (+PROW: p<0.05); households of beneficiaries' food security status (+HHFSD: p<0.05); net farm income of project (+NFI: p<0.001); project savings (+SAVINGS: p<0.001); farm records keeping (+FRK: p<0.05); and number of established relevant linkages of projects (+LINKAGES: p<0.05). Policy decisions to improve the performance of the LRAD projects in the study area should focus on: improvement of education and skills training of the beneficiaries; introduction of new production technologies; encouragement of savings culture among the beneficiaries; and establishment of relevant linkages for the projects in the study area.Key Words: Land ReformDemographicBeneficiariesSocio-economicSub-programme
Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Socioeconomics · Tobit model · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Land Rights and Reforms · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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