Sample Projects

Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

An assessment of the impact of the clearing of certain eucalyptus species on the bee and agricultural industries in the Western Cape

ComMark Trust

Impact assessment of ComMark's agribusiness programme - communal wool farmers' project in the Eastern Cape (with Dynamic Research)

Department of Labour

Advice and assistance in the process of assessing applications for ministerial determination to vary prescribed minimum wages in the farm worker sector

Department of Land Affairs

Economic evaluation of Anhalt farm (an AgriBEE project) at Joubertina in the Langkloof

Economic and fiscal impact of land and agrarian reform in South Africa - development of farm typologies

Department of Provincial and Local Government

Review of the impact of municipal property rates on the agricultural sector of KwaZulu-Natal

Department of Science & Technology

Technology development strategy for the Limpopo marula industry (with CSIR and Agroventure)

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

Assessing the state of logistics in agro-processing for the Logistics Support Programme (with CSIR)

Department of Water Affairs & Forestry

Koekadouw Dam - an economic impact study (with Palmer Development Group)

National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

Robertson Wine Cellar - the management of change

National Department of Agriculture

Assessment of the status of the agro-logistics strategy in South Africa (with CSIR and University of Stellenbosch Business School)

Determination of the minimum viable farm size for the various agro-economic regions of South Africa

Status of the industrial crops sector (fibre crops, beverages, essential oils and medicinal plants) in South Africa (with Karwil)

Precision farming - a contextual assessment

An investigation into defining large, medium and small agribusinesses for the purpose of permit allocation

Prince Albert Municipality and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Prince Albert rural & tourism development - Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) programme (with OABS)

South African Wine & Brandy Company (SAWB)

Development of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) models for the South African wine grape production sector

Baseline study - Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in the wine grape producer and co-operative wine cellar industry in South Africa

Western Cape Department of Agriculture

A study of 120 land reform projects in the Western Cape with special reference to the developmental status of each

A study of key economic levers in the Western Cape Province with an emphasis on agriculture

Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism

South African wine industry benchmarking (with SAWB)