Abstract: Pre-1994 land policies caused South Africa to have a well-developed commercial agricultural Commercial agriculture sector and an underdeveloped communal agricultural sector. Both sectors are still operational today for either crop or livestock production despite significant political and social changes that have taken place since 1994. ClimateClimate, irrespective of agricultural sector, dictates together with soil the location of crop production regions and, together with vegetation, the location of livestock production regions. In recent years the production of crops and livestock has intensified. This intensification can be devastating to soil and vegetation because both natural resourcesNatural resources are very susceptible to degradation. In addition to land degradation, climate change and land claims may impact negatively on future food production and security. A combined approach between agricultural and governmental stakeholders is therefore essential to counteract these potential negative impacts.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-10-04
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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