Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Bailey Klinger
Author-Name: Ivan Ordonez
Author-Name: Federico Sturzenegger
Title: Scaling Partnerships to Activate Idle Community Land in South Africa
Abstract: We discuss three cases of corporate-smallholder partnerships in South Africa’s former homelands, which have tried to bridge the problem of low productivity by supplying technology, technical assistance and financing along with established channels for sales and distribution. The cases are indicative of some key difficulties faced by such ventures: building trust, finding a suitable partner, successfully transferring technological to small farms, and reducing risk, particularly climate-related. In order for these types of partnerships to help close the gap between South Africa’s two agricultures, solutions to these problems must be provided at greater scale. We explore mechanisms to achieve that scale, drawing lessons from South Africa’s successful franchising sector, as well as newly emerging business models and technologies from abroad.
Creation-Date: 2023-04
Keywords: South Africa, agriculture
Number: 214
Handle: RePEc:glh:wpfacu:214
File-Url: https://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/sites/projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/growthlab/files/2023-05-cid-fellows-wp148-scaling-partnerships-south-africa.pdf
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