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Farmworker Participation Schemes: Conditions For Success

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  • Nel, Phillip
  • van Rooyen, Johan
  • Ngqangweni, Simphiwe

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Farm worker participation schemes which give access to farm assets must be viewed in the context of agrarian reform. For South Africa this implies a possible strategy to support land reform programmes. This paper summarises factors which might impact on successful implementation of the model.

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  • Nel, Phillip & van Rooyen, Johan & Ngqangweni, Simphiwe, 1995. "Farmworker Participation Schemes: Conditions For Success," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 34(4), December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:agreko:267838
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.267838
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    1. Glover, David J., 1984. "Contract farming and smallholder outgrower schemes in less-developed countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 12(11-12), pages 1143-1157.
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