Original Research
The economic impact of hunting in the Limpopo province
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences | Vol 8, No 1 | a92 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jef.v8i1.92
| © 2015 Peet Van Der Merwe, Melville Saayman, Riaan Rossouw
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 December 2017 | Published: 30 April 2015
Submitted: 21 December 2017 | Published: 30 April 2015
About the author(s)
Peet Van Der Merwe, North-West University, South AfricaMelville Saayman, North-West University, South Africa
Riaan Rossouw, North-West University, South Africa
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This study evaluated the economic impact of hunting on the regional economy of South Africa’s Limpopo Province. Data on biltong hunting was derived from a national survey conducted in 2009 and data on trophy hunting from the Professional Hunting Association of South Africa (PHASA). Using the input-output (social accounting matrix) and multiplier analyses, we found that the direct economic impact of hunting in the regional economy of the Limpopo Province, as a result of increased expenditure, exceeded R669 million (US$83.6 million). This direct impact resulted in a total economic impact in the order of R1.2 billion (US$150 million) and consequently in a multiplier effect of 1.76. With regard to employment, we estimated that some 8 382 jobs, in addition to those of the employees directly involved, may be dependent upon hunting in the province, which supports the notion that this is a viable and important sector of the tourism industry.
Keywords
accounting matrix; biltong hunting; economic impact; hunting; South Africa; Limpopo Province; tourism; trophy hunting
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