A relatively few capital-intensive settle and transnational farms dominate South Africa and much of the region. Unemployment, worsening terms of trade, poor land, lack of inputs and inadequate state support have contributed to black farm marginalization. Uneven agricultural development is a central component of Southern Africa's contemporary political-economy and the focus of this important new book.

Based in Africa, Europe and North America the authors and contributors provide an interdisciplinary framework for understanding the historical roots and contemporary realities of Southern Africa's agricultural landscape. Chapters on law and the state, labor migration, environment, industry, and agrarian reform, are supported by detailed country case studies. A research and policy agenda is proposed which supports structural transformation of Southern African agriculture.

CATEGORY
Agriculture, Political Economy/AFRICA