The mission of PLAAS is to emphasise the central importance of the agro-food system in creating and perpetuating poverty — and also in eradicating it. Our work focuses on the dynamics of marginalised livelihoods, particularly those which are vulnerable, structurally excluded or incorporated into broader economic systems on adverse terms. We have considerable expertise in analysing land- and agriculture-based livelihoods of farm workers and small and subsistence farmers.
