Business Support for Emerging Entrepreneurs in Eco-tourism: North West, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alpheaus Litheko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
North West ◽  
Economic Opportunities ◽  
The North ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Business Support ◽  
North West Province

This paper is based on the business support needed by emerging entrepreneurs to enter and participate in eco-tourism sector. Entrepreneurs play an important role in an economy as they can be key drivers of economic growth, innovation and job creation. Eco-tourism has been positively linked to job creation, entrepreneurship development and poverty alleviation. The aspect of ecotourism is closely linked with the idea of community empowerment. Against this background government is aiming to put policies, strategies and programs in place which aim to create an enabling environment for emerging entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, many emerging entrepreneurs’ business fail before reaching maturity, mainly due to inadequate business skills to establish and grow their enterprises, perpetuated by insignificant business support from government. South Africa has high levels of unemployment and severe problem of youth unemployment. This implies that the country needs to develop a policy framework that will comprehensively address issues of unemployment through a creation of economic opportunities. Entrepreneurship is one of the options that can reduce the unemployment rate and the social problems that are associated with unemployment. The objectives of this paper is to examine the business support needed by emerging entrepreneurs to facilitate their entry and participation in eco-tourism sector. Furthermore, to determine emerging entrepreneurs’ desire to participate in the sector in the North West province, South Africa. A combination of non-probability quota and convenience sampling were used, by surveying 160 respondents in the North West province, South Africa. The data extracted was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Results suggest that most respondents never received business support from government intervention programs, and had somewhat low levels of information concerning the economic opportunities associated with the eco-tourism sector.

Goat farmers production objectives and trait preferences in the North West province of South Africa: An approach to identify selection criteria for community-based breeding program

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-75
Author(s):  
Fortunate Mtshali Thobile ◽  
Ntanganedzeni Mapholi Olivia ◽  
Tebogo Ncube Keabetswe ◽  
Farai Dzomba Edgar ◽  
C. Matelele Tlou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Breeding Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
North West Province ◽  
Trait Preferences ◽  
Production Objectives

scholarly journals Draft Genome Sequences of Potentially Pathogenic Clostridium perfringens Strains from Environmental Surface Water in the North West Province of South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Cornelius Jacobus Fourie ◽  
Tomasz J. Sanko ◽  
Cornelius Carlos Bezuidenhout ◽  
Charlotte Mienie ◽  
Rasheed Adegbola Adeleke
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Clostridium Perfringens ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
North West Province

Surface water systems in South Africa are experiencing a major decline in quality due to various anthropogenic factors. This poses a possible health risk for humans. Here, we present the draft genome sequences of three Clostridium perfringens isolates obtained from a fecally polluted river system in the North West province of South Africa.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Factors Influencing the Inclusion of Indigenous Plants for Food Security among Rural Households in the North West Province of South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9562
Author(s):  
Abiodun Olusola Omotayo ◽  
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food System ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Indigenous Plants ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
North West Province

Underutilised indigenous plants can support and strengthen the existing food system, as they are considered as socio-economically and environmentally appropriate. These plants generally adapt to marginal conditions, which is essential for a resilient agriculture and sustainable food systems. The current study relied on food security and indigenous plants data collected from some selected rural households from the North West Province of South Africa. The utilised data were collected through a multi-stage sampling technique with the aid of a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire, while descriptive methods Foster–Greer–Thorbecke (FGT) and binary logistic regression were used for data analysis. The models produced a good fit for the data, and the computed F-value was statistically significant (p < 0.01). The study examined socio-economic and food security status based on the knowledge and the perception of indigenous plants by the households. The incidence of food insecurity (θ0) was 0.4060, indicating that 40.6% of the participants were food insecure while 59.4% were food secured. Binary logistic regression results indicate that factors such as age, gender, educational attainment, inclusion of indigenous plants in diet, food expenditure, and access in the study area impacted results. It was also evident that the participants had considerable knowledge of indigenous plants. However, these indigenous plants were not cultivated or included in the diet by the majority of the participants. The formulation of appropriate holistic policies that support the incorporation of the indigenous plants into the food system is recommended.

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