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Breede River: Government Resources: Library Guide: Agriculture

Guide for Regional Planning post-graduate students researching issues in the Breede River Basin

Agriculture and climate

Western Cape.  Smart Agriculture for Climate Resilience (SmartAgri) (Open publications and search, e.g., Breede.)

Farm worker household census

Western Cape. Department of Agriculture. Agri worker household census cycle 2: Provincial report. Cape Town: Department of Agriculture, March 2021.

Murdoch, J. P. Agri worker summary [presentation.] Cape Town: Department of Agriculture, June 2020.. 

Western Cape. Department of Agriculture. Farm worker household census. Includes Langeberg, March 2015 & Breede Valley, March 2015. Shelf no. GZCD PWC E.AGRI.13.FARM

Western Cape. Department of Agriculture. Farmworker Household Survey Report 2014/15, Cape Winelands, Cape Agulhas and Swellendam. Cape Town: Department of Agriculture, March 2015.

Western Cape. Department of Agriculture. Agri worker household census, 31 March 2017. Cape Town: Department of Agriculture, 2017.

Census of agriculture

Statistics South Africa. Census of commercial agriculture, 2017.Western Cape: Financial and production statistics. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2020.

Statistics South Africa. Census of commercial agriculture, 2007: Western Cape: Production statistics for selected products. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2007. Shelf no. G 68 A.AGRI.11.WEST  Look for placenames, e.g., Worcester.

Statistics South Africa.    Census of agriculture provincial statistics 2002, Western Cape :   financial and production statistics.   Pretoria :   Statistics South Africa,   c2006. Shelf no. G 68 A.AGRI.2002.WEST Look for placenames, e.g., Worcester.

South Africa. Central Statistical Services. Census of agriculture, 1993: provincial statistics. Western Cape. Pretoria: Central Statistical Services, 1998. 

Note: Earlier census reports will cover the same areas within the Cape Province.

South Africa. Central Statistical Services. Census of agriculture, 1988. Statistics on a Regional Basis, Development Regions A, B and D (Cape Province). Pretoria: Central Statistical Service, [1993.] 

South Africa. Central Statistical Service. Census of agriculture, 1983. Pretoria: Central Statistical Service, [1987.]  

South Africa. Central Statistical Service. Census of agriculture, 1981. Livestock and Poultry, Agricultural Machinery, Equipment and Implements, Vehicles and Electricity ;  Agricultural Products, Fodder and Pastoral Products, Vegetables, Fruit and Nuts ;  Farming Units: Number, Area, Value, Land Utilisation, Irrigation, Employment, Remuneration of Labour and Accommodation ;  Miscellaneous Agricultural Statistics According to Income Groups and Farm Size Groups, Expenditure, Value of Farm Products Sold; and Farming Debt. Pretoria: Central Statistical Service, [1987.] 

South Africa. Central Statistical Service. Census of Agricultural and Pastoral Production, 1980. Pretoria: Central Statistical Service, 1985. 

Earlier census reports are available in print. Most of our copies were lost in the 2021 Jagger Library fire. The reports are available in the National Library in Cape Town, Stellenbosch University Library, and other libraries in South Africa.

Profiles

Western Cape. Department of Agriculture. Western Cape Agricultural Sector Profile, 201820192020, 2021.

Statistical GIS and Database

Western Cape Department of Agriculture. Western Cape AgriStats

Western Cape Department of Agriculture. CapeFarmMapper

Thesis (non-government)

Rumble, Juli. Collaborative environmental governance in agriculture: a case-study from the Upper Breede Valley. Dissertation submitted to the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Philosophy in Environmental Management, 2013.