- Title
- Dynamics of development intervention, the case of Peddie, Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Nondumiso, Fukweni
- Subject
- Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Peddie District
- Subject
- Poverty -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Peddie District
- Subject
- Natural resources -- South Africa -- Peddie District
- Subject
- Rural development projects -- South Africa -- Peddie District
- Subject
- Peddie (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Subject
- Peddie (Soutb Africa) -- Social conditions
- Subject
- Agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Peddie District
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- M Soc Sc (Rural Development)
- Identifier
- vital:11936
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/183
- Identifier
- Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Peddie District
- Identifier
- Poverty -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Peddie District
- Identifier
- Natural resources -- South Africa -- Peddie District
- Identifier
- Rural development projects -- South Africa -- Peddie District
- Identifier
- Peddie (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
- Identifier
- Peddie (Soutb Africa) -- Social conditions
- Identifier
- Agriculture -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Peddie District
- Description
- A large number of development initiatives, aimed at improving the overall quality of life of communities, have had a limited success rate in addressing poverty levels. Poverty has increased drastically and more and more people are among the poorest of the poor in spite of all the development actions and programmes that are aimed at improving the quality of life (Chambers, 1997;1) The study explores the dynamics of commercialization of agriculture at Prudo and Benton villages in Peddie, Eastern Cape. These dynamics include labour issues, lack of people involvement in decision making processes and the sharing of benefits within the pineapple project at Benton. It also explores the challenges of cash cropping at Prudo. Additionally, the study looks at the challenges faced by the poor within small projects administered by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Social Development. Finally, the study explores the role that natural resources play in livelihoods in Peddie. To achieve these objectives, a review of literature and empirical research presented in the form of case studies will be used. The central argument of this thesis is that development has failed the majority of the poor in Peddie. Despite that, rural people continue to survive. Development projects did not generally bring about any significant reduction in poverty; neither did they bring about any significant economic transformations.
- Format
- 171 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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