- Title
- Trade in reed-based craft products in rural villages in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Creator
- Pereira, Taryn
- Creator
- Shackleton, Charlie M
- Creator
- Shackleton, Sheona E
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/181290
- Identifier
- vital:43716
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/03768350600927235"
- Description
- Selling traditional craft products made from fibrous plants is an important source of income for economically vulnerable rural women. In the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, Cyperus textilis and Juncus kraussii have been used for centuries to make products of functional and cultural importance, such as sleeping mats and baskets. In the former Transkei village clusters of Mpozolo and Ntubeni, female crafters harvest the raw material and make and sell the products in their communities and in nearby towns. Interviews with 40 of them revealed what the trade contributes to their livelihoods and what enhances or limits their success. The findings show that crafting contributes vital income to vulnerable households, on average 26 ± 4 per cent of annual household cash income, over 40 per cent for the poorest households and 5–15 per cent for wealthier households. Lack of access to non-traditional markets was identified as the main constraint on the trade.
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (20 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Online
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Development Southern Africa
- Relation
- Pereira, T., Shackleton, C. and Shackleton, S., 2006. Trade in reed-based craft products in rural villages in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 23(4), pp.477-495
- Relation
- Development Southern Africa volume 23 number 4 p. 477 2006 1470-3637
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Taylor and Francis Online Terms and Conditions Statement (https://www.tandfonline.com/terms-and-conditions)
- Rights
- Open Access
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