This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant

agreement No. 211392

Current trends

Group discussionLiveDiverse South Africa meeting

13- 23 March 2010

Changing in crop pattern

Intensive crop cultivation

Changing job pattern

• More off-farm jobs: construction, factory worker, commercial...

• Labour export to overseas.

• Job exchange.

• Housemate, transporter...

Regulations vs Demands

• No production forest.

• Limited cultivation land.

• High price of Electricity.

• Population pressure.

• Higher living standard required.• More appliances

and updated information.

Cultural factors

• Low social competitions.

• Low awareness of having higher education.

• Young marriage.

• Festival and family common activities.

Infrastructure development

• More social interaction.

• More demands for bio-products.

• New introduction to new species and energy consumption.

Modern techniques in agriculture

This research has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant

agreement No. 211392

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