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School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
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Kirsten, JF
MSc(Agric) PhD(Pret) - Professor and Head

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Contact details:

Telephone number: 012 420 3248
Fax number: 012 420 3247
E-mail address: jkirsten@postino.up.ac.za

Research interests:

Agricultural development

Rural financial markets

Agricultural policy, agricultural research and macro-economic issues

Research output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals

D'Haese M, Calus M, Kirsten JF, Van Huylenbroek G, Bostyn F: 2001. Efficiency analysis of small scale wool production in the former Transkei, South Africa. Agrekon, 40(4)/Dec, pp 641-655.

De Bruyn P, De Bruyn JN, Vink N, Kirsten JF: 2001. How transaction cost influence cattle marketing decisions in the northern communal areas of Namibia. Agrekon, 40(3)/Sep, pp 405-425.

Kirsten JF, Poonyth D, Calcaterra M: 2001. Factors influencing the demand for fertiliser in South Africa: An application of commodity modelling. FSSA Journal: Fertilizer Society of South Africa, pp 29-37.

Ngqangweni SS, Kirsten JF, Degado CL: 2001. How efficient are African smallholders? A case study in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Agrekon, 40(1)/Mar, pp 58-65.

Poonyth D, Hassan RM, Kirsten JF, Calcaterra M: 2001. Measuring the effect of growth of agricultural sector on the non-agricultural sectors of South Africa. Agrekon, 40(2)/Jun, pp 269-278.

Poonyth D, Hassan RM, Kirsten JF: 2001. Random coefficients analysis of changes in meat consumption preferences in South Africa. Agrekon, 40(3)/Sep, pp 426-438.

Van Zyl J, Vink N, Kirsten JF: 2001. South African agriculture in transition: The 1990s. Journal of International Development, 13/Sep, pp 725-739.