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Management of veld fires by newly settled farmers and related small-scale business opportunities

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dc.contributor.author VD Westhuizen, C.
dc.contributor.other Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein
dc.date.accessioned 2015-09-03T09:55:01Z
dc.date.available 2015-09-03T09:55:01Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.identifier.issn 1684498X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11462/374
dc.description Published Article en_US
dc.description.abstract The central regions of South Africa experienced an abnormally high precipitation during the first quarter of 2009, thus resulting in an unusually high probability of veld fires due to the excessive amounts of fuel / grass available. In South Africa the process of land redistribution was recently drastically accelerated. This implies that many newly settled black farmers are fanning but still need to be trained in various aspects of farm management. Unfortunately, in most cases this training did not include environmental management, which among others, implies managing and preparing for veld fires. The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry also does not have sufficient funding to cover all these aspects and a regional collaborative plan must therefore be developed. In addition to this, in an attempt to alleviate poverty, many other previously disadvantaged people in South Africa must be assisted in establishing small business enterprises. This paper will highlight a process to be followed to train and coordinate all farmers and simultaneously establish business opportunities that will remove some of the fuel (grasses and shrubs) in order to reduce the risk and intensity of winter and spring veld fires. en_US
dc.format.extent 1 762 196 bytes, 1 file
dc.format.mimetype Application/PDf
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 8, Issue 2: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein
dc.relation.ispartofseries Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal;Vol 8, Issue 2
dc.subject Veld fires en_US
dc.subject Newly settled farmers en_US
dc.subject Small-scale business opportunities en_US
dc.title Management of veld fires by newly settled farmers and related small-scale business opportunities en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.rights.holder Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein


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