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| Title: | THE FUTURE OF WILDFLOWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA - THE LACHENALIA CASE STUDY |
| Authors: | Marasas, C.N.
Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah
Niederwieser, J.G.
Coetzee, M.
Martella, David R.
Pieterse, B.J.
van Rooyen, C.J. |
| Issue Date: | 1998-12 |
| Abstract: | This paper reports the socio-economic impact of the lachenalia research program of the ARCRoodeplaat
Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute (ARC-Roodeplaat) over the period
1965-2010. Data were collected from researchers, the local propagator and the market agent
in Holland, using guidelines and questionnaires. A financial and economic analysis were
conducted. The results of both were negative, unless increased productivity, early entry into
all potential markets and a decreased research gestation period were assumed. Additional
impacts were qualitatively assessed. The program contributed to employment creation, the
preservation of biodiversity, capacity building and beneficial institutional linkages. The
management information generated by the study was used in planning and priority setting
at the institute. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/54902 |
| Institution/Association: | Agrekon>Volume 37, Issue 4, December 1998 |
| Total Pages: | 14 |
| From Page: | 588 |
| To Page: | 601 |
| Collections: | Volume 37, Issue 4, December 1998
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