Constraints to optimal land use in Ciskei

Against the background of a definition of optimal land-use it is shown that a wide gap exists between the consumption and production of agricultural products in Ciskei. This condition is not due to a paucity of agricultural resources but the outcome of their sub-optimal use resulting from a series o...

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Main Author: D.R. Tapson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) 2003-12-01
Series:ORiON
Online Access:http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/509
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spelling doaj-cb2193abbcb0481c8292f486b86789692020-11-25T01:06:40ZengOperations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)ORiON2224-00042003-12-011210.5784/1-2-509467Constraints to optimal land use in CiskeiD.R. TapsonAgainst the background of a definition of optimal land-use it is shown that a wide gap exists between the consumption and production of agricultural products in Ciskei. This condition is not due to a paucity of agricultural resources but the outcome of their sub-optimal use resulting from a series of institutional rather than technical constraints.http://orion.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/509
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title Constraints to optimal land use in Ciskei
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description Against the background of a definition of optimal land-use it is shown that a wide gap exists between the consumption and production of agricultural products in Ciskei. This condition is not due to a paucity of agricultural resources but the outcome of their sub-optimal use resulting from a series of institutional rather than technical constraints.
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