The 3Ps (Profit, Planet, and People) of sustainability amidst climate change : a South African grape and wine perspective

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dc.contributor.authorGbejewoh, Omamuyovwien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKeesstra, Saskiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBlancquaert, Ernaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-25T11:35:25Z
dc.date.available2021-03-25T11:35:25Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-08
dc.descriptionCITATION: Gbejewoh, O., Keesstra, S. & Blancquaert, E. 2021. The 3Ps (Profit, Planet, and People) of sustainability amidst climate change : a South African grape and wine perspective. Sustainability, 13(5):2910, doi:10.3390/su13052910.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund
dc.description.abstractConventional agriculture has made the search for sustainability urgent, more so with regards to climate change. This has extended to the grape and wine industry, an important industry in South Africa in terms of labor employment and foreign exchange. This paper aims to review the current state of knowledge with regards to the three pillars of sustainability and with regards to climate change. In order to understand sustainability in South Africa, a historical context is needed, because the welfare of farm workers still retains vestiges of past Apartheid. Ecological responsibility and higher profits are the main reasons for sustainable practices. Additionally, water use, chemical use, and soil erosion are important environmental sustainability concerns. With regards to climate change, in terms of economic sustainability, there will be winners and losers and social sustainability issues will intensify as changes occur in farms. Table grape producers are relatively more profitable than wine grape producers. Furthermore, pest, disease, irrigation pressure will worsen as the climate warms. However, there are long- and short-term adaptation strategies such as changes in viticulture practices and grape cultivars, respectively, to stem the effects of climate change, but this may be stymied by cost and farmers’ perceptions of climate change.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/5/2910
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent23 pages
dc.identifier.citationGbejewoh, O., Keesstra, S. & Blancquaert, E. 2021. The 3Ps (Profit, Planet, and People) of sustainability amidst climate change : a South African grape and wine perspective. Sustainability, 13(5):2910, doi:10.3390/su13052910
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.3390/su13052910
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109708
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPI
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dc.subjectSustainabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainable agriculture -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectWine industry -- Economic aspects -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGrape industry -- Economic aspects -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectEconomic sustainabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectGrapes -- Effect of climatic changes onen_ZA
dc.titleThe 3Ps (Profit, Planet, and People) of sustainability amidst climate change : a South African grape and wine perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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