PLAAS | Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
2024年5月27日 · Read More. About Us. PLAAS is an independent Policy Research Institute within the Faculty for Economic and Management Sciences at the University of the Western Cape. What We Do. We do research, policy engagement, teaching and training about chronic poverty, economic marginalisation and structural inequality in Southern Africa. Our Focus.
Research | Plaas | Land, Agriculture, Poverty, Fisheries and more
Poverty and Social Policy. Our research covers diverse areas, ranging from land and tenure reform, land investment and agro-food restructuring, fisheries and ecosystem management, to social protection and informal self employment. In all this work, our key focus is on the causes and dynamics of inequality and structural poverty, on the economic ...
Academic Programme - Plaas
The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) is based in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape. PLAAS is internationally recognised for its expertise in research, policy engagement and teaching on issues related to poverty, inequality and vulnerability in agro-food systems.
Who we are - Plaas
Vision and mission. PLAAS does research, policy engagement, teaching and training about the dynamics of chronic poverty and structural inequality in Southern Africa, with a particular emphasis on the key role of restructuring and contesting land holding and agro-food systems in the subcontinent and beyond. Our mission emphasises the central ...
Land - Plaas
2022年6月4日 · PLAAS has played a leading role in conducting research on ‘land grabbing’ in Africa, documenting specific cases and analysing the drivers, actors and outcomes of large-scale land deals, with a focus on land displacement and implications for agrarian change and rural livelihoods. As well as our own research initiatives, we have also convened ...
PhD Programme - Plaas
Enquiries. Enquires may be directed to Ms Carla Henry, the Postgraduate Programme Administrator. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) Email: [email protected]. Tel: +27 21 959 3727/3733. Fax: +27 21 959 3732. University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7353, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA.
Current Projects - Plaas
Here is a list of PLAAS’s current projects: Inclusive Urban Land Reform in South Africa. African food systems and Covid-19. Equitable access to land for social justice. Privatisation of customary land and implications for women’s land tenure security and livelihoods in Southern Africa. Livestock, climate change, and land reform.
Living Landscapes - Plaas
Our Theory of Change. Our theory of change in our Living Landscapes in Action project is based on two foundational to develop a process of systemic re-designing conservation in Southern Africa: one, the collection of evidence in communities living in and surrounding conservation sites and the dissemination of knowledge through an accredited short course training of conservation professionals ...
Postgraduate Diploma - Plaas
Enquires may be directed to Ms Carla Henry, the Postgraduate Programme Administrator. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) Email: [email protected]. Tel: +27 21 959 3727/3733. Fax: +27 21 959 3732. University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7353, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA.
Climate Change and Rural Livelihoods in South Africa: An Agenda …
2022年11月10日 · Climate Change and Rural Livelihoods in South Africa: An Agenda for Policy-Oriented Research. By PLAAS November 10, 2022 No Comments. This report sketches the outlines of our research agenda on the intersections of climate change, agrarian change, and rural livelihoods. The report marks an important change for us.