The impact of live sheep export trade on the South Africa economy

IF 1.9 Q2 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

AIMS Agriculture and Food Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.3934/agrfood.2023002

F. Maré, Y. T. Bahta

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Abstract

The study assesses the impact of the live sheep export trade on the South African economy. The study used a recent South African Social Accounting Matrix and a partial equilibrium model. The results are mixed. On a positive note, the higher the demand for live sheep exports, the higher the prices and the more significant the economic impact. On the other hand, South Africa loses value-adding opportunities such as output from abattoirs, including hides and skin, offal, head, and consumable internal organs, and employment when live lambs are exported and slaughtered in destination markets. These findings help policymakers to develop appropriate mitigation strategies to balance the advantages and disadvantages of live sheep export. A nationwide analysis may miss some of the local costs and benefits of live sheep exports. Future research can also be done in selected major areas that produce sheep in South Africa.

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活羊出口贸易对南非经济的影响

该研究评估了活羊出口贸易对南非经济的影响。该研究使用了最近的南非社会会计矩阵和部分均衡模型。结果喜忧参半。积极的一面是，活羊出口需求越高，价格就越高，经济影响就越显著。另一方面，南非失去了增值机会，如屠宰场的产出，包括生皮、内脏、头和可消费的内脏，以及活羔羊出口和在目的地市场屠宰时的就业机会。这些发现有助于决策者制定适当的缓解战略，以平衡活羊出口的利弊。一项全国性的分析可能会忽略活羊出口的一些当地成本和收益。未来的研究也可以在南非选定的主要产羊地区进行。

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AIMS Agriculture and Food AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

0.00%

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审稿时长

8 weeks

期刊介绍： AIMS Agriculture and Food covers a broad array of topics pertaining to agriculture and food, including, but not limited to:  Agricultural and food production and utilization  Food science and technology  Agricultural and food engineering  Food chemistry and biochemistry  Food materials  Physico-chemical, structural and functional properties of agricultural and food products  Agriculture and the environment  Biorefineries in agricultural and food systems  Food security and novel alternative food sources  Traceability and regional origin of agricultural and food products  Authentication of food and agricultural products  Food safety and food microbiology  Waste reduction in agriculture and food production and processing  Animal science, aquaculture, husbandry and veterinary medicine  Resources utilization and sustainability in food and agricultural production and processing  Horticulture and plant science  Agricultural economics.