Emerging from Below? Understanding the Livelihood Trajectories of Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorGwiriri, Lovemore C.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBennett, Jamesen_Za
dc.contributor.authorMapiye, Cletosen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurbi, Saraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-02T07:38:57Z
dc.date.available2023-03-02T07:38:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-23
dc.descriptionCITATION: Gwiriri, L.C.; Bennett, J.; Mapiye, C.; Burbi, S. Emerging from Below? Understanding the Livelihood Trajectories of Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Land 2021, 10, 226. doi.10.3390/land10020226en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at: mdpi.comen_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn the context of current agrarian reform efforts in South Africa, this paper analyses the livelihood trajectories of ‘emergent’ farmers in Eastern Cape Province. We apply a rural livelihoods framework to 60 emergent cattle farmers to understand the different capitals they have drawn upon in transitioning to their current class positions and associated vulnerability. The analysis shows that, for the majority of farmers, no real ‘transition’ from subsistence farming has occurred. However, they draw limited resilience from increased livestock holdings, continued reliance on social grants and connections with communal villages. A transition into small-scale commercial farming is apparent for a small number of farmers through the deployment of financial, human and social capitals. However, in following these trajectories, most of these farmers have been made more vulnerable to shocks and stresses than previously. We suggest that key to mitigating this vulnerability will be access to low-risk financial capital, more targeted support, and strategies to support farmers that might not transition from subsistence production.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher’s versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent24 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGwiriri, L.C.; Bennett, J.; Mapiye, C.; Burbi, S. Emerging from Below? Understanding the Livelihood Trajectories of Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Land 2021, 10, 226. doi.10.3390/land10020226en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2073-445X (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi.10.3390/land10020226en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126582
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPIen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectLivelihood strategiesen_ZA
dc.subjectAgrarian reform policyen_ZA
dc.subjectLivelihood capitalsen_ZA
dc.subjectResilienceen_ZA
dc.subjectVulnerabilityen_ZA
dc.titleEmerging from Below? Understanding the Livelihood Trajectories of Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Eastern Cape Province, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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