Insights into poverty and the diversity of livelihood systems in wool production communities of the Easter Cape Province

Perret Sylvain. 2003. Insights into poverty and the diversity of livelihood systems in wool production communities of the Easter Cape Province. In : Local insitutional innovation and pro-poor agricultural growth: The case of small-woolgrowers' associations in South Africa. By Marijke D'Haese and Nick VInk (eds.). Anvers : Garant, 117-139. ISBN 90-441-1432-8

Résumé : This chapter highlights the plight of black rural areas in South Africa, in which deep poverty and weak subsistence agriculture are imbedded. The apartheid policy and its numerous measures are the first causes of such a situation. Besides, the existence of a relatively well-developed non-agricultural labour market also maintains productive agricultural activities at a low level. This study attempts to contextualise those elements in the Eastern Cape Province. At province level, the paper first provides the main features of poverty and livelihood systems. Then, typological approaches are used to better understand the socio-economic diversity of local livelihood systems, beyond generic statistics.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : ménage, activité complémentaire des ruraux, revenu, organisation socioéconomique, typologie

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique du Sud

Classification Agris : E14 - Économie et politique du développement
E12 - Travail et emploi

Auteurs et affiliations

• Perret Sylvain, CIRAD-TERA-REV (ZAF) ORCID: 0000-0002-8411-3656

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/519247/)

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