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Effects Of The Farmer Support Programme And Changes In Marketing Policies On Maize Production In South Africa

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  • J. van Zyl
  • T. I. Fényes
  • N. Vink

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This article analyses the effects of action aimed at narrowing the gap between South Africa's ‘two agricultures’, specifically the effects of the Farmer Support Programme (FSP) on structural aspects of maize production under different marketing policies. This is done by assembling a sectoral linear programming model of the South African summer‐rainfall grain‐producing area. The emphasis is on the inclusion of supply, demand and production risk. Results show that the effects of a successful FSP on specific interest groups, e.g. consumers of a specific product, or producers in a specific region, depend on the marketing policy followed, as well as on the effectiveness of the FSP. The analysis accentuates the interrelationships in South African crop production and illustrates how past policies ignored regional comparative advantages, distorted regional development and affected social welfare.

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  • J. van Zyl & T. I. Fényes & N. Vink, 1992. "Effects Of The Farmer Support Programme And Changes In Marketing Policies On Maize Production In South Africa," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(3), pages 466-476, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jageco:v:43:y:1992:i:3:p:466-476
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1992.tb00240.x
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    1. Magingxa, Litha Light & Kamara, Abdul B., 2003. "Institutional Perspectives Of Enhancing Smallholder Market Access In South Africa," 2003 Annual Conference, October 2-3, 2003, Pretoria, South Africa 19077, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA).
    2. Vink, N., 1993. "Entrepreneurs And The Political Economy Of Reform In South African Agriculture," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 32(4), December.
    3. Meyer, N. G. & van Zyl, J., 1992. "Agricultural Comparative Advantages In Development Region G Of South Africa: An Application Of A Regional Linear Programming Model," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 31(4), December.
    4. Greyling, Jan & Pardey, Philip G. & Senay, Senait, 2023. "Distortionary Agricultural Policies: Their Productivity, Location and Climate Variability Implications for South Africa During the 20th Century," Staff Papers 330158, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.

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