Agricultural Economics Research Group

Research group profile

Research group focus

Agricultural extension, agricultural marketing, climate change and adaptations, food security, land reform, poverty alleviation and coping strategies, economic viability and impact assessment of agricultural projects, programmes, small-scale and emerging farmers.

Research group goals and purpose

The goal and purpose of the research group is to analyse the following:

food security status and the determinants of food security of farming communities and improvements measures;
effect of climate change on livestock and crop production farming;
agricultural extension approavhes and refom;
challenges and impact of agricultural cooperatives;
land utilization challenges and the impact of land reform on beneficiaries;
adoption of agricultural technologies among farmers;
participation of emerging farmers in high value markets; and
economic viability of agricultural projects/programmes, small-scale and emerging farmers.

Members	Field of specialisation	email
Dr B. Nkonki-Mandleni (Group Leader)	Agricultural Economics, climate changes	mandlb@unisa.ac.za
Prof. M.A. Antwi	Agricultural Economics, production economic, agricultural cooperatives, land reform and food security	antwima@unisa.ac.za
Ms D.L. Mthombeni	Agricultural economics	mthombdl@unisa.ac.za
Mr M.S. Maake	Agricultural extension and rural development	maakems@unisa.ac.za