The global citrus export industry based in South Africa is a surprising outlier in many ways, not least for its vigorous growth. Somehow, the diverse industry has emerged as the second biggest in the world after Spain, after a shock liberalisation, and while operating within a developing country facing critical challenges.
Researchers Ms Shingie Chisoro and Prof Simon Roberts unpack the key factors driving this exceptional success in a study published in The European Journal of Development Research.
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The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a fast-growing ‘financial portfolio’ within the larger illegal transnational economy. As such, it creates state-level security and development risks. IWT is also known as wildlife trafficking.
Many highly developed countries signed up to CITES, are yet to implement a crucial legal instrument required to prosecute IWT and the associated financial flows more effectively, says Dr Cayle Lupton from the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
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