Climate change and competition law in Limpopo Province rural agricultural activities
Heat waves, wildfires, super storms are all clearly reminders of where humanity is right now. The natural balance of the planet is changing, and this is just the beginning. Climate change has taken over the world and it is affecting each sector of the human existence. One of the most important and h...
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| Language: | English |
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Editura Sitech
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Social Sciences and Education Research Review |
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| Online Access: | https://sserr.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sserr-12-1-145-159.pdf |
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| Summary: | Heat waves, wildfires, super storms are all clearly reminders of where humanity is right now. The natural balance of the planet is changing, and this is just the beginning. Climate change has taken over the world and it is affecting each sector of the human existence. One of the most important and highly affected sectors is agriculture. The most crucial sector which caters for food consumption of the entire globe. Furthermore, agriculture is at the core of economic development of many countries as it determines food security. Underpinning food systems, agricultural activities constitute an indispensable pillar of sustainable development. This is especially true in South Africa, where the economic, social and environmental opportunities of sustainable agriculture is yet to be fully exploited. Over the last two decades, agriculture has been subject to drastic economic and social evolutions in the country. Considerably, climate change is progressively, but undeniably, changing the environmental, social and economic conditions affecting agriculture. There are many environmental problems that South African government cannot possibly address rapidly or effectively enough alone, the crucial role of private business initiatives in achieving climate and environmental goals reflects the broader paradigm shift that has occurred in global environmental regulation in the past 20 years should be acknowledged (Kingston, 2019). However, the effects of climate change on rural livestock farming (Agricultural activities) depends on many associated factors that can be detrimental to the economic viability and sustainability of livestock production. Therefore, agriculture can be a major contributor to the local economy, if the climatic conditions are favourable. Agriculture has been the backbone of rural economy; therefore, the local municipality should fast track arable land and irrigation schemes (Maluleke & Mokwena, 2017). |
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| ISSN: | 2392-9863 |