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Municipal commonage administration in the Free State province: can municipalities in the current local government dispensation promote emerging farming? October

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The primary purpose for this research is to establish whether municipalities in the current local government dispensation in the Free State are able to utilise commonage land to promote emerging farmers so effectively that they become viable commercial farmers. The secondary purpose of the study is to outline how, in the event of emerging farmers on municipal commonage becoming successful commercial farmers, the concept would form part of formulating a formal policy for local economic development (LED).

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/30320809

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Local Economic Development and Planning

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7086984984

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