Labour trends in agriculture: The case of the summer rainfall grain‐producing area
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Development Southern Africa
- Vol. 4 (1) , 90-102
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03768358708439296
Abstract
The impact of changes in the labour force on commercial agriculture has received little systematic research attention. In this study the major trends in the post‐war years are described and analysed. It is shown that there has been an increasing substitution of labour for capital over the past fifteen years. The causes of this substitution trend are identified, and it is shown that these should be taken into account in the formulation of farm policy. Labour trends in commercial agriculture also have implications for the broader Southern African economy, and some tentative remarks in this regard serve as motivation for further research.Keywords
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