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Poonyth, D
BA (Statistics & Maths) MA(Economics) MSc(Statistics) MA(Finance) PhD(AgricEconomics) - Senior Lecturer

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Contact details:

Telephone number: 012 420 4084
Fax number: 012 420 3247
E-mail address: dpoonyth@postino.up.ac.za

Research interests:

Natural resource and environmental economics

Agricultural policy, agricultural research and macro-economic issues

Research output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals

Hassan RM, Poonyth D: 2001. Biases and effectiveness of extension services to maize farmers in Kenya before and after the Training and Visit system. Agrekon, 40(3)/Sep, pp 439-457.

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.

Poonyth D, Hassan RM, BenBelhassen B: 2001. Acreage response to risk: The case of maize and wheat in the South Africa. Agrekon, 40(4)/Dec, pp 717-727.

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.