Our Department boasts an array of annual publications in various fields including agricultural policy, rural development, agribusiness management, institutional economics, food security, production economics, and environmental economics.
2018 Publications
Agimass, F., Lundhede, T., Panduro, T. and Jacobsen, J. (2018). The choice of forest site for recreation: A revealed preference analysis using spatial data. Ecosystem Services, 31, pp.445-454. Babu, S., Mavrotas, G. and Prasai, N. (2018). Integrating environmental considerations in the agricultural policy process: Evidence from Nigeria. Environmental Development, 25, pp.111-125. Bakhtiari, F., Jacobsen, J., Thorsen, B., Lundhede, T., Strange, N. and Boman, M. (2018). Disentangling Distance and Country Effects on the Value of Conservation across National Borders. Ecological Economics, 147, pp.11-20. Bourblanc, M. (2018). Expert assessment as a framing exercise: The controversy over green macroalgal blooms’ proliferation in France. Science and Public Policy. Bourblanc, M. (2018). Sous-traiter au sein de l’administration publique de l’eau en Afrique du Sud. Gouvernement et action publique, 2(2), p.75. Bourblanc, M. and Ducrot, R. (2018). Courtiers en développement et contrôleurs d’accès : deux figures incontournables des politiques de lutte contre la pauvreté rurale en Afrique du Sud. Cahiers Agricultures, 27(5), p.55006. Das, M., Sharma, A. and Babu, S. (2018). Pathways from agriculture-to-nutrition in India: implications for sustainable development goals. Food Security, 10(6), pp.1561-1576. Masamha, B., Uzokwe, V. and Thebe, V. (2017). Women’s empowerment in traditional food value chains at the micro-level: Evidence from cassava smallholder farming in Tanzania. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 42(1), pp.28-47. Masamha, B., Thebe, V. and Uzokwe, V. (2018). Mapping cassava food value chains in Tanzania's smallholder farming sector: The implications of intra-household gender dynamics. Journal of Rural Studies, 58, pp.82-92. Masamha, B., Thebe, V. and Uzokwe, V. (2017). Unlocking the Household ‘Black Box’: A Gendered Analysis of Smallholder Farmers' Participation in the Cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) Value Chain in Tanzania. Journal of International Development, 30(1), pp.20-41. Mkandawire, E., Hendriks, S. and Mkandawire-Vahlmu, L. (2018). A gender assessment of Malawi's National Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan 2007-2012. Development Policy Review, 36, pp.O634-O656. Mkandawire, E.and Hendriks, S.L. (2018). A qualitative analysis of men’s involvement in maternal and child health as a policy intervention in rural central Malawi. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth,1 (1),1:pp 0634-0656.. Morokong, T., Blignaut, J., Nkambule, N., Vundla, T. and Mudavanhu, S. (2018). Assessing the viable agricultural land use options after clearing invasive alien plants in the Mokolo Catchment, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Agrekon, 57(3-4), pp.266-283. Jensen, C., Panduro, T., Lundhede, T., Nielsen, A., Dalsgaard, M. and Thorsen, B. (2018). The impact of on-shore and off-shore wind turbine farms on property prices. Energy Policy, 116, pp.50-59. Jona, C. and Terblanché, S. (2018). Proposed framework to improve the coordination of and to strengthen agricultural support services linkages in the Oshikoto Region in Namibia. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE), 46(2), pp.24-35. Karuaihe, S. and Wandschneider, P. (2018). Limited access to services for the urban poor in Windhoek, Namibia. Development Southern Africa, 35(4), pp.466-479. Nhemachena, C., Matchaya, G., Nhemachena, C., Karuaihe, S., Muchara, B. and Nhlengethwa, S. (2018). Measuring Baseline Agriculture-Related Sustainable Development Goals Index for Southern Africa. Sustainability, 10(3), p.849. Ntombela, S., Kalaba, M. and Bohlmann, H. (2018). Estimating trade elasticities for South Africa’s agricultural commodities for use in policy modelling. Agrekon, 57(3-4), pp.221-232. Panduro, T., Jensen, C., Lundhede, T., von Graevenitz, K. and Thorsen, B. (2018). Eliciting preferences for urban parks. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 73, pp.127-142. Ramorathudi, M. and Terblanché, S. (2018). Identification of factors that influence the performance of extension management systems in Kweneng and Southern Districts of Botswana. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE), 46(2), pp.69-78. Skov-Petersen, H., Barkow, B., Lundhede, T. and Jacobsen, J. (2018). How do cyclists make their way? - A GPS-based revealed preference study in Copenhagen. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 32(7), pp.1469-1484. Van der Merwe, M., Kirsten, J. and Trienekens, J. (2018). The Karoo Meat of Origin certification scheme: a silver bullet?. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 21(5), pp.655-668. Davis, K., Dolly, D., A. J. Lamm, and K. W. Lamm. (2018). The Future of Extension: A Network Emergence Perspective from the Case of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. 25th Anniversary Special Issue: 40-51. doi: 10.5191/jiaee.2018.25403 Lamm, K. W., A. J. Lamm, K. Davis, & J. Swaroop. (2018). Effective Advocacy for Extension Networks: An Evaluation of Critical Capacities. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education 25(2): 43-56. doi: 10.5191/jiaee.2018.25204 Schut, M., Kamanda, J., Gramzow, A., Dubois, T., Stoian, D., Andersson, J., I. Dror, M. Sartas, R. Mur, S. Kassam, H. Brouwer, A. Devaux, C. Velasco, R. J. Flor, M. Gummert, D. Buizer, C. Mcdougall, K. Davis, S. Homann-Kee Tui & M. Lundy. (2018). Innovation Platforms in Agricultural Research for Development: Ex-ante Appraisal of the Purposes and Conditions Under Which Innovation Platforms Can Contribute to Agricultural Development Outcomes. Experimental Agriculture, 1-22. doi:10.1017/S0014479718000200. Davis, K., Bohn, A., Franzel, S., Blum, M., Rieckmann, U., Raj, S., Hussein, K. and Ernst, N. 2018. What works in rural advisory services? Global good practice notes. Lausanne, Switzerland: GFRAS. Davenport, M., Delport, M., Blignaut, J., Hichert, T. and van der Burgh, G. (2018). Combining theory and wisdom in pragmatic, scenario-based decision support for sustainable development. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, pp.1-43 Hendriks, S. (2018). Food policy and nutrition economics in the SDG era. Agrekon, 57(3-4), pp.167-180. Resnick, D., Haggblade, S., Babu, S., Hendriks, S. and Mather, D. (2018). The Kaleidoscope Model of policy change: Applications to food security policy in Zambia. World Development, 109, pp.101-120. McIntyreA, Hendriks SL., (2018). Interpreting food security research findings with rural South African communities. Global Journal of Health Science, 10 (5), 5: pp. 183 – 196. M Blick, BO Abidoye, JF Kirsten. 2018. An investigation into food-away-from-home consumption in South Africa. Development Southern Africa 35 (1), 39-52. |
E Mkandawire, SL Hendriks. 2018. A qualitative analysis of men’s involvement in maternal and child health as a policy intervention in rural Central Malawi. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 18 (1), 37. |
2017 Publications
M der Merwe, JF Kirsten, JH Trienekens. 2017. Information sharing as a safeguard against the opportunistic behavior of South African Karoo Lamb farmers. Agricultural Economics 48 (S1), 101-111. |
T Sacolo, B Abidoye. 2017. Are long-held beliefs and taboos on recycled water reducing in Southern Africa? Water Policy 19 (6), 1172-1188. |
M Louw, F Meyer, J Kirsten. 2017. Vertical price transmission and its inflationary implications in South African food chains. Agrekon 56 (2), 110-122. |
CR Nhemachena, J Kirsten. 2017. A historical assessment of sources and uses of wheat varietal innovations in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 113 (3-4), 1-8 |
JF Kirsten, H Vermeulen, K van Zyl, G du Rand, H du Plessis, T Weissnar. 2017. Do South African Consumers have an Appetite for an Origin-based Certification System for Meat Products? A Synthesis of Studies on Perceptions, Preferences and.... International Journal on Food System Dynamics 8 (1), 54-71. |
M van der Merwe, JF Kirsten, JH Trienekens. 2017. The Karoo Meat of Origin certification scheme: a silver bullet? International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 1-14. |
A Sanou, B Osuntade, S Liverpool-Tasie, T Reardon, AL Ibrahim, B Belton, ... 2017. Climate Change and the Poultry Value Chain in Nigeria: Issues, Emerging Evidence, and Hypotheses. Aquaculture 17, 21. |
AC Zhou, SL Hendriks. 2017. Does Food Assistance Improve Recipients' Dietary Diversity and Food Quality in Mozambique? Agrekon 56 (3), 248-262. |
A Mokori, H Schonfeldt, SL Hendriks. 2017. Child factors associated with complementary feeding practices in Uganda. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 30 (1), 7-14. |
L Mkandawire, E., Hendriks, S L. and Mkandawire-Valhmu. 2017. A gender assessment of Malawi's National Nutrition Policy and Strategic Plan 2007 – 2012. Development Policy Review. |
MY Gurmu, F Meyer, R Hassan. 2017. Modelling Price Formation and Dynamics in the Ethiopian Maize Market. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 19, 1439-1452. |
OO Adeyemo, R Mabugu, RH Hassan. 2017. Interfuel substitution: the case of the Nigerian industrial sector. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 18 (1), 39-50. |
S Moodley, RM Mabugu, R Hassan. 2017. Analysing scenarios for energy emissions reduction in South Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 16 (4), 34-40. |
M Yami, F Meyer, R Hassan. 2017. Testing price leadership in major regional maize markets in Ethiopia: implications for targeted market intervention. Agrekon 56 (2), 97-109. |
A Magbul, R Hassan. 2017. Microcredit supply under Islamic Banking in Khartoum State, Sudan. Southern African Business Review 21 (1), 407-428. |
JB Falck-Zepeda, M Gouse. 2017. Regulation of GMOs in developing countries: Why socio-economic considerations matter for decision-making. Genetically modified organisms in developing countries, 91-102. |
M Louw, T Davids, N Scheltema. 2017. Broiler production in South Africa: Is there space for smallholders in the commercial chicken coup? Development Southern Africa 34 (5), 564-574. |
A Sanou, B Osuntade, S Liverpool-Tasie, T Reardon, AL Ibrahim, B Belton, ... 2017. Climate Change and the Poultry Value Chain in Nigeria: Issues, Emerging Evidence, and Hypotheses. Aquaculture 17, 21. |
T Davids, F Meyer, P Westhoff. 2017. Impact of trade controls on price transmission between southern African maize markets. Agrekon 56 (3), 223-232. |
T Davids, FH Meyer. 2017. Price formation and competitiveness of the South African broiler industry in the global context. Agrekon 56 (2), 123-138. |
M Delport, M Louw, T Davids, H Vermeulen, F Meyer. 2017. Evaluating the demand for meat in South Africa: an econometric estimation of short term demand elasticities. Agrekon 56 (1), 13-27. |
P Davids, FH Meyer, M Louw. 2017. Evaluating the effect of proposed tariff protection for the South African broiler industry. Agrekon 54 (1), 70-95. |
Ojoyi MM, Mutanga O, Odindi J, Kahinda Mwenge J, and Abdel-Rahman E M. 2017. Implications of land use transitions on soil nitrogen in dynamic landscapes in Tanzania. Land Use Policy 64:95–100. |
Ojoyi M, Mutanga O, Kahinda Mwenge J, Odindi J and Abdel-Rahman E M. 2017. Scenario-based approach in dealing with climate change impacts in Central Tanzania. Futures 85:30-41. |
2016 Publications
PG Pardey, RS Andrade, TM Hurley, X Rao, FG Liebenberg. 2016. Returns to food and agricultural R&D investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1975–2014. Food policy 65, 1-8.
M Gouse, D Sengupta, P Zambrano, JF Zepeda. 2016. Genetically modified maize: less drudgery for her, more maize for him? Evidence from smallholder maize farmers in South Africa. World Development 83, 27-38.
KS Parikh, P Ghosh, A D'Souza, HP Binswanger-Mkhize. 2016. Consumer Demand System for Long Term Projections. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics 71 (2), 113. |
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KS Parikh, PP Ghosh, HP Binswanger-Mkhize. Rapid Economic Growth in India: Technical Change in Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security. The Indian Economic Journal 64 (1-2), 115-136. |
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KS Parikh, HP Binswanger-Mkhize, PP Ghosh. 2016. Agriculture and Structural Transformation 1960–2040: Implications for Double-Digit Inclusive Growth. Development in India, 103-123. |
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Ojoyi MM, Kahinda J M, Fraser D G E and Mutanga O. 2016. Farm level adaptation to climate variability and change in central Tanzania. Journal of climate and development (under revision). |
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Ojoyi MM, Odindi J, Mutanga O., and Abdel-Rahman EM 2016. Analyzing fragmentation in vulnerable biodiversity hotspots in Tanzania from 1975 to 2012 using remote sensing and frag stats. Nature Conservation 16: 19–37. |
2015 Publications
JD Kabasa, J Kirsten, I Minde. 2015. Implications of changing agri-food system structure for agricultural education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 5 (2), 190-199. |
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F Liebenberg, P Pardey, J Beddow, J Kirsten. 2015. Re-Estimating South African Agricultural Output Value, Quantity And Price Aggregates, 1910–2010. Agrekon 54 (4), 1-27. |
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DR Thiam, E Muchapondwa, J Kirsten, M Bourblanc. 2015. Implications of water policy reforms for agricultural productivity in South Africa: Scenario analysis based on the Olifants river basin. Water Resources and Economics 9, 60-79. |
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S Haggblade, A Chapoto, A Drame-Yayé, SL Hendriks, S Kabwe, I Minde, ... 2015. Motivating and preparing African youth for successful careers in agribusiness: Insights from agricultural role models. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 5 (2), 170-189 |
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SL Hendriks, NJJ Olivier. 2015. Review of the South African agricultural legislative framework: Food security implications. Development Southern Africa 32 (5), 555-576. |
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SL Hendriks. 2015. The food security continuum: a novel tool for understanding food insecurity as a range of experiences. Food Security 7 (3), 609-619. |
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RM Hassan, JG Crafford. 2015. Measuring the contribution of ecological composition and functional services of ecosystems to the dynamics of KwaZulu-Natal coast fisheries. Ecological Economics 119, 306-313. |
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A Magboul, R Hassan. 2015. The gap between demand and supply and repayment performance of formal microcredit in Sudan. Khartoum University Journal of Management Studies 9 (1). |
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MJ Wilkinson, TK Magagula, RM Hassan. 2015. Piloting a method to evaluate the implementation of integrated water resource management in the Inkomati River Basin. Water SA 41 (5), 633-642. |
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R Hassan, DR Thiam. 2015. Implications of water policy reforms for virtual water trade between South Africa and its trade partners: economy-wide approach. Water Policy 17 (4), 649-663. |
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AN Honlonkou, RM Hassan. 2015. Developing countries'response to the clean development mechanism under imperfect information and transaction costs. Climate Change Economics 6 (01), 1550001. |
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K Schwabe, J Albiac, JD Connor, RM Hassan, LM González. 2015. Drought in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. Springer. |
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CD Fakudze, CL Machethe. 2015. Improving smallholder livestock farmers’ incomes through value ch
CD Fakudze, CL Machethe. 2015. Improving smallholder livestock farmers’ incomes through value chain financing in South Africa. Development in Practice 25 (5), 728-736. |
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HP Binswanger-Mkhize, A D'souza. 2015. Structural Change and Agricultural Performance at the State Level in India: 1980-2010. Agricultural Economics Research Review 28 (1). |
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2014 Publications
2013 Publications
K Van Zyl, H Vermeulen, JF Kirsten. 2013. Determining South African consumers’ willingness to pay for certified Karoo lamb: An application of an experimental auction. Agrekon 52 (4), 1-20. |
T Kapuya, FH Meyer, JF Kirsten. 2013. Modelling the impact of the ‘fast track’land reform policy on Zimbabwe's maize sector. Development Southern Africa 30 (3), 417-436. |
E Biénabe, J Kirsten, C Bramley. 2013. Collective action dynamics and product reputation. Developing Geographical Indications in the South, 51-72. |
E Biénabe, C Bramley, J Kirsten. 2013. Quality-driven market innovations: Social and equity considerations. Renewing innovation systems in agriculture and food, 131-145. |
K Sartorius, B Sartorius, S Tollman, E Schatz, J Kirsten, M Collinson. 2013. Rural poverty dynamics and refugee communities in South Africa: A spatial–temporal model. Population, space and place 19 (1), 103-123. |
MM Msaki, SL Hendriks. 2013. Do food quality and food quantity talk the same? Lesson from household food security study in Embo, South Africa. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 32 (3), 165-176. |
SL Hendriks. 2013. Will Renewed Attention and Investment in African Agriculture Ensure Sound Nutrition? European Journal of Development Research 25 (1), 36-43. |
M Msaki, SL Hendriks. 2013. Measuring Household Food Security using Food Intake Indicators in Rural KwaZulu Natal. Taylor and Francis Group. |
A Mokori, SL Hendriks, P Oriskushaba, A Oelofse. 2013. Changes in complementary feeding practices and nutrition status in returnee children aged 6-23 months in northern Uganda. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 26 (4), 201-211. |
K Schwabe, J Albiac, JD Connor, RM Hassan, LM González. 2013. Drought in arid and semi-arid regions: A multi-disciplinary and cross-country perspective. Springer Science & Business Media. |
R Brouwer, R HASSAN, PJH Beukering, E Papyrakis, JA Bouma. 2013. Water—related ecosystem services. Nature's Wealth: The Economics of Ecosystem Services and Poverty, 259. |
C Yirga, RM Hassan. 2013. Determinants of inorganic fertiliser use in the mixed crop-livestock farming systems of the central highlands of Ethiopia. African Crop Science Journal 21 (1), 669-682. |
R Hassan. 2013. Drought management strategies in South Africa and the potential for economic policy instruments. Drought in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, 375-390. |
J Crafford, R Hassan. 2013. Valuing Regulating and Supporting Ecosystem Services of the Subtropical Estuaries of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Implementing Environmental Accounts, 207-218. |
EL Ampaire, CL Machethe, E Birachi. 2013. The role of rural producer organizations in enhancing market participation of smallholder farmers in Uganda: Enabling and disabling factors. African Journal of Agricultural Research 8 (11), 963-970. |
E Ampaire, C Machethe, E Birachi. 2013. Rural producer organizations and poverty reduction in Uganda: are there gender disparities in the distribution of membership benefits? Journal of Rural Cooperation 41 (1). |
KS Parikh, PP Ghosh, HP Binswanger-Mkhize. 2013. Double-Digit Inclusive Growth. Economic & Political Weekly 48 (51), 69. |
HP Binswanger-Mkhize. 2013. The stunted structural transformation of the Indian economy. Economic and Political weekly 48 (26-27), 5-13. |
2012 Publications
C Haankuku, JF Kirsten. 2012. Improving agricultural competitiveness by setting priorities for investments in crop research: Lessons From Zambia. Agrekon 51 (4), 63-80. |
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MATJ Mapila, JF Kirsten, F Meyer. 2012. The impact of agricultural innovation system interventions on rural livelihoods in Malawi. Development Southern Africa 29 (2), 303-315. |
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CK Mutegi, HK Ngugi, SL Hendriks, RB Jones. 2012. Factors associated with the incidence of Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxin contamination of peanuts in the Busia and Homa bay districts of western Kenya. Plant pathology 61 (6), 1143-1153. |
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RM Hassan, ED Mungatana. 2012. Implementing Environmental Accounts: Case Studies from Eastern and Southern Africa. Springer Science & Business Media. |
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HM Girma, RM Hassan, G Hertzler. 2012. Forest conservation versus conversion under uncertain market and environmental forest benefits in Ethiopia: The case of Sheka forest. Forest policy and economics 21, 101-107. |
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S Abusin, R Hassan, G Hertzler. 2012. Natural resource modeling: allowing for inconstant probability of detection and frequency measures of violation within dynamic deterrence fishery models. Natural Resource Modeling 25 (3), 511-528. |
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TO Nakhumwa, RM Hassan. 2012. Optimal management of soil quality stocks and long-term consequences of land degradation for smallholder farmers in Malawi. Environmental and Resource Economics 52 (3), 415-433. |
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A Dinar, R Hassan, R Mendelsohn, J Benhin. 2012. Climate change and agriculture in Africa: impact assessment and adaptation strategies. Routledge. |
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E Mungatana, R Hassan. 2012. 9. Two perspectives of water resource accounting: comparing the Australian and the United Nations approaches. Water Accounting: International Approaches to Policy and Decision-making, 162.
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