THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURE IN DEVELOPING AREAS: THE CASE OF THE NORTHERN PROVINCE / DIE ROL VAN VROUE IN DIE HEROPBOU VAN LANDBOU IN ONTWIKKELENDE GEBIEDE

Abstract

This paper employs the log-linear models on the data collected from farmers participating in the Farmer Support Programme in Phokwane and Ndebele areas to determine factors that can facilitate or constrain women from being commercial oriented. The results indicate that women households heads and men are more inclined towards selling than married women, however, land and credit are major constraints. With respect to married women, improvement in the ownership status seems necessary for the success of other policy instruments.

Hierde referaat maak van 'n log-liniêre model gebruik om te bepaal watter faktore die beweging van vroue na meer kommersieel georiënteerde landbou beperk of fasiliteer. Die data wat gebruik is, is data verkry uit opnames der boere wat in die Farmer Support Programme in Pokwane en Ndebele deelneem. Die resultate dui daarop dat vroulike hoofde van huishoudings en mans meer geneig is om produksie te verkoop as getroude vroue. Toegang tot grond en krediet bly egter belangrike beperkings. Met betrekking tot getroude vroue, is die verbetering van eienaarskap status nodig vir die sukses van ander beleidsinstrumente.