Add to ORKGThe importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current development reporting. This article illustrates the complexity of the institutional environment in which smallholders in developing countries operate and how institutional innovation can contribute to increasing farmers' incomes. A case study of small-scale farmers in the Transkei area of South Africa illustrates the success of new institutional arrangements via a project of the South African wool industry, which aims at improving the livelihoods of farmers by supporting wool production and securing market access. However, possibilities with respect to specialization are limited because of a peculiar institutional environment, in particular a com...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
In most sub-Saharan African economies, agriculture is the dominant sector and plays an essential rol...
The importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current deve...
The importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current deve...
The importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current deve...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a pro. table mar...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a pro. table mar...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
Small-scale (communal) farmers in South Africa have limited access to factors of production, credit ...
The paper outlines recent developments in small-scale irrigation fanning in South Africa, particular...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
In most sub-Saharan African economies, agriculture is the dominant sector and plays an essential rol...
The importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current deve...
The importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current deve...
The importance of social capital and institutional reform is increasingly recognized in current deve...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Commercial producers, brokers, exporters and spinners dominate the wool supply chain in South Africa...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a pro. table mar...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a pro. table mar...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
Small-scale (communal) farmers in South Africa have limited access to factors of production, credit ...
The paper outlines recent developments in small-scale irrigation fanning in South Africa, particular...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
Until recently, smallholder farmers in the Transkei area had very limited access to a profitable mar...
In most sub-Saharan African economies, agriculture is the dominant sector and plays an essential rol...