The Husbandry: securing Chaneng village's future
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2015
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Mdakane, Joyce
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Security is an issue that affects a person’s physical and psychological
wellbeing. Lack of security affects the way people live their lives
and stuns their potential growth in life, this lack of security creates
insecurities. Theft is a reoccurring problem worldwide, that if not
addressed will persist. Stock theft is one such theft that if not quickly
dealt with will impact on food security- a basic human right. The costs
of stock theft in South Africa alone are astronomical to the point that
the amount of money lost could potentially uplift thousands of lives
in the country.
The purpose of the thesis is to propose a multi-faceted solution
that could not only try curb stock theft but also start providing
psychological security in terms of economic freedom, by affording
people an opportunity to own cattle as an investment in their futures.
All this applied to a rural setting in the North West province, where
stock theft is potentially detrimental to a family’s security.
The proposal is a facility, which will cater to the wellbeing and safety of
the cows in terms of securing them from theft and ensuring maximum
productivity from them by keeping them fertile and immune to disease.
It is found that caring for cattle in the right way ensures maximum
yields that facilitate in securing owner’s assets. The husbandry includes
program that facilitates cattle’s physical security and an alternate
energy component that aids in securing energy and the future.
The project also looks at natural sustainability; ensuring cattle live
in an environment that is as natural as possible and feature land
rehabilitation and maintenance as to preserve and optimise the lands
capacity. The aim is to provide an alternative to the ‘concentration
camp’ style feed lots animals are subjected to, as it affects the
animals negatively.
For centuries cattle have been an integral part of people’s lives and
livelihoods. They have always been a symbol of wealth and status,
although cattle aren’t as big a part of our lives as before they still play
a significant role. Essentially securing cattle means securing futures
in this rural setting.
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Mdakane, Joyce (2016) The Husbandry: securing Chaneng village's future, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, < http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/21477 >