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van Zyl, Johan, and Johann Kirsten. "FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA." Agrekon 31, no. 4 (December 1992): 170–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.1992.9524684.

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Altman, M., T. GB Hart, and P. T. Jacobs. "Household food security status in South Africa." Agrekon 48, no. 4 (December 2009): 345–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2009.9523831.

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Jacobs, Peter T. "Agro-food market policy and food security in South Africa." Development in Practice 21, no. 4-5 (June 2011): 642–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2011.561284.

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Moyo, D. "The Future of Food: Elements of Integrated Food Security Strategy for South Africa and Food Security Status in Africa." Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting 101 (2007): 103–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0272503700025325.

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Albertse, Gerrie, and Elena Mancusi-Materi. "Children Ensuring their own Food Security in South Africa." Development 43, no. 1 (March 2000): 105–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1110126.

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Naicker, Nisha, Angela Mathee, and Daphne Conco. "Food Security in Impoverished Urban Settlements in South Africa." Epidemiology 20 (November 2009): S32—S33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000362275.08692.6e.

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Gulati, M., I. Jacobs, A. Jooste, D. Naidoo, and S. Fakir. "The Water–energy–food Security Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities for Food Security in South Africa." Aquatic Procedia 1 (2013): 150–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aqpro.2013.07.013.

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Labadarios, Demetre, Zandile Mchiza, Nelia Patricia Steyn, Gerda Gericke, Eleni Maunder, Yul Davids, and Whadi-ah Parker. "Food security in South Africa: a review of national surveys." Bulletin of the World Health Organization 89, no. 12 (December 1, 2011): 891–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/blt.11.089243.

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Jacobs, F. T. "The status of household food security targets in South Africa." Agrekon 48, no. 4 (December 2009): 410–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2009.9523834.

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Hendriks, Sheryl. "Food security in South Africa: Status quo and policy imperatives." Agrekon 53, no. 2 (April 3, 2014): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2014.915468.

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Harper, Julia. "Food Security in South Africa: Human Rights and Entitlement Perspectives." Agrekon 56, no. 4 (October 2, 2017): 404–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2017.1389126.

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Winkler, Inga T. "Food Security in South Africa: Human Rights and Entitlement Perspectives." Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 18, no. 2 (April 3, 2017): 313–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2017.1294751.

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Abu, Orefi. "Food Security in Nigeria and South Africa: Policies and Challenges." Journal of Human Ecology 38, no. 1 (April 2012): 31–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2012.11906471.

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Ramkissoon, Yuri. "Food security in South Africa: human rights and entitlement perspectives." South African Journal on Human Rights 33, no. 3 (September 2, 2017): 513–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02587203.2017.1395954.

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De Cock, N., M. D’Haese, N. Vink, C. J. van Rooyen, L. Staelens, H. C. Schönfeldt, and L. D’Haese. "Food security in rural areas of Limpopo province, South Africa." Food Security 5, no. 2 (February 15, 2013): 269–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0247-y.

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Morales, Sarahi, Michel T. Brashears, Amy Boren-Alpizar, Courtney Meyers, and Wilna Oldewage-Theron. "Gatekeepers of food and nutritional security projects in South Africa." Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 27, no. 4 (January 22, 2021): 463–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1389224x.2021.1873154.

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Dlamini, Nolwazi, and Hassan O. Kaya. "Environmental Security, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Implications for Food Security in South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 53, no. 2 (February 2016): 135–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2016.11906965.

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Busayo Oluwatayo, Isaac. "Towards assuring food security in South Africa: Smallholder farmers as drivers." AIMS Agriculture and Food 4, no. 2 (2019): 485–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2019.2.485.

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Baiphethi, M. N., and P. T. Jacobs. "The contribution of subsistence farming to food security in South Africa." Agrekon 48, no. 4 (December 2009): 459–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2009.9523836.

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Drimie, Scott, and Shaun Ruysenaar. "The Integrated Food Security Strategy of South Africa: An institutional analysis." Agrekon 49, no. 3 (September 2010): 316–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2010.503377.

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Kepe, Thembela, and Danielle Tessaro. "Trading-off: Rural food security and land rights in South Africa." Land Use Policy 36 (January 2014): 267–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.08.013.

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Kaya, Hassan O. "Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity for Sustainable Food Security in South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 53, no. 2 (February 2016): 141–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2016.11906966.

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Ntombizehlile, Ncube, and Pius T. Tanga. "The Complexities of Food (in)Security in Amathole Municipality, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 56, no. 3 (December 2016): 241–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2016.11907061.

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Drimie, S., and M. McLachlan. "Food security in South Africa—first steps toward a transdisciplinary approach." Food Security 5, no. 2 (February 5, 2013): 217–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0241-4.

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Ngema, Primrose, Melusi Sibanda, and Lovemore Musemwa. "Household Food Security Status and Its Determinants in Maphumulo Local Municipality, South Africa." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (September 16, 2018): 3307. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10093307.

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Food security at the household level remains a major issue in South Africa and for many other developing countries, particularly those in Africa. As a means of ensuring food security in KwaZulu-Natal province, various food security intervention programmes were launched. Nonetheless, food security remains an issue among households in the province. This paper estimates the household food security status of the “One Home One Garden” (OHOG) beneficiaries against that of non-beneficiaries and assesses the determinants of household food security status in Maphumulo. A stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 495 households (including 330 OHOG beneficiaries and 165 non-beneficiaries). The status of household food security was estimated by means of a “Household Dietary Diversity Score” (HDDS). Additionally, a Household Food Consumption Score” (HFCS) tool was employed to supplement the HDDS. The results showed that food consumption patterns were characterized by medium (4.89) and average (4.22) HDDS for the OHOG beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, respectively. Taking HDDS as a proxy for household food security, an independent samples t-test (Levene’s test—equal variances assumed) reveals a significant (p < 0.001) relationship between the sample means of the two groups. A greater proportion (65%) of the OHOG beneficiaries had an acceptable (≥35) HFCS level, whereas just over half (54%) of the non-beneficiaries fell in the borderline (21.5 to 35) HFCS level. The determinants of household food security status were elicited by means of a binary logistic regression model. The results revealed that education (p = 0.036), receiving infrastructural support (irrigation) (p = 0.001), and participation in the OHOG programme (p = 0.000) positively influenced the food security status of households, yet household income (p = 0.000) and access to credit (p = 0.002) showed a negative correlation. This paper proposes that government and developmental agencies, in their efforts to enhance food security through food security intervention programmes, should support households by investing in education and agricultural infrastructure, as well as giving priority to smallholder infrastructural irrigation support for households that largely rely on rain-fed systems.
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Msaki, Mark M., and Sheryl L. Hendriks. "Measuring Household Food Security Using Food Intake Indicators in Rural Kwazulu Natal, South Africa." Ecology of Food and Nutrition 53, no. 2 (February 24, 2014): 193–213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2013.811386.

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Trefry, Amy, John R. Parkins, and Georgina Cundill. "Culture and food security: a case study of homestead food production in South Africa." Food Security 6, no. 4 (June 27, 2014): 555–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0362-4.

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Tesfamariam, Bahta Yonas, Enoch Owusu-Sekyere, Donkor Emmanuel, and Tlalang Boipelo Elizabeth. "The impact of the homestead food garden programme on food security in South Africa." Food Security 10, no. 1 (January 20, 2018): 95–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-017-0756-1.

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Oluwatayo, I. B., M. I. Marutha, and M. P. Modika. "Food security in South Africa: are the correlates the same for rural and urban households?" Food Research 5, no. 1 (November 1, 2020): 36–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.26656/fr.2017.5(1).298.

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Food security is a serious issue topping the developmental agenda of most countries across the globe. This is one of the key issues highlighted in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of which most countries are signatories to. South Africa, a developing country in Africa is not spared of the pang of food insecurity considering the number of inhabitants of the country that are food insecure especially in the rural communities of the country. This review paper, therefore, explores and correlates food security in South Africa to ascertain whether the drivers in the rural and urban areas are the same. Delineation of these correlates is considered to be pertinent for right targeting of the poor and highly vulnerable households and individual since national food security is not tantamount to food security at household and individual levels. The paper concludes that income and educational status of households are key determinants of food security and hence, the need to intensify efforts at enhancing the capacity of households in South Africa through education to translate for better jobs and increase income-earning opportunities.
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Cheteni, Priviledge, Yohane Khamfula, and Gisele Mah. "Exploring Food Security and Household Dietary Diversity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa." Sustainability 12, no. 5 (March 1, 2020): 1851. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051851.

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Food security is one of the most severe challenges facing the majority of African countries. The objective of this study was to explore household food dietary diversity and food security in a rural area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A total of 296 household heads were randomly sampled to participate in the study. The Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) and Household Food Consumption Score (HFCS) were used to identify the consumption patterns of the households and their food security status. Meanwhile, a binary model was used to identify the variables that had an impact on household food security. Findings from the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) revealed that 61 percent of the households had lower dietary diversity and were consuming at least three food groups, which mainly include pulses, milk, and cereals. The results from the Household Food Consumption Score (HFCS), however, showed that the majority of the households had adequate levels of food consumption. The binary model revealed that age, household income, access to credit, and gender are statistically significant in influencing household food security status in the study area. It can be concluded that household dietary diversity is not guaranteed by food security, as proven by the regression model. Therefore, the government should consider the impact of low income on food security and it should intensify efforts directed at helping rural households to reduce incidences of food insecurity.
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Sekhampu, TJ. "Determination Of The Factors Affecting The Food Security Status Of Households In Bophelong, South Africa." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 12, no. 5 (April 27, 2013): 543. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v12i5.7829.

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This study investigates the food security status of households in the township of Bophelong, South Africa. The results are based on a household survey using questionnaires. A Logistic regression model was estimated based on this data with the household food security status (that is food secure and insecure) as the dependent variable and a set of demographic variables as explanatory variables. It was found that about 26 percent of the sampled households are food secure. Further analysis identified household income, household size, marital status, employment status, age and gender of the household head as important determinants of food security. While other variables of importance positively influenced food security, household size and the marital status of the household head were negatively associated with household food security. The educational attainment of the household head was not important in explaining the variation in household food security status. Information provided by this study can be used as a reference source for policy decisions regarding household food security in South Africa.
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Baxter, Les. "Food Security in Southeast Asia." Microbiology Australia 33, no. 1 (2012): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma12038.

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Food security, defined by the 1996 World Food Summit as existing ?when all people at all times have access to sufficient nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life?, has been identified as a major issue for Southeast Asian countries. In the majority of developing countries the most effective means of ensuring food security is broad-based economic growth in agriculture. Public support for agriculture has waned significantly since the mid-1980s. Australia has been a leader in the recent resurgence of aid investment in agriculture. This has involved lifting investment in agricultural research in developing countries, through ACIAR, and AusAID programs, in particular in the Mekong countries, South Asia and Africa.
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Megbowon, Ebenezer Toyin, and Abbyssinia Mushunje. "Assessment of food security among households in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa." International Journal of Social Economics 45, no. 1 (January 8, 2018): 2–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-07-2016-0187.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze food security status and its determinants among households in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on the General Household Survey which was conducted in 2014 where 3,033 households were sampled from the province. Specifically, this study examines the determinants of food security proxy by dietary diversity (24-hour recall) using descriptive statistics, Poisson regression. A frequency count of food groups consumed household dietary diversity score was used as the explained variable. Findings The descriptive analysis shows that, although 61.7 percent of households in the study area have a high dietary diversity score, however, food group giving micronutrients are less consumed as food groups having cereals (maize), beef, sugar and oil was mostly consumed. Results on the marginal effect of Poisson regression indicate that household head characteristics (age, gender, education, marital status, and employment status), pension receiving households and geographical location significantly influence household dietary diversity. Originality/value This study advocates for the intensification of rural development and food security programs, formal and informal education for household heads, female empowerment and dietary enlightenment for households in order to promote the consumption of diverse diets and more healthful food groups.
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Dodd, N. M., and T. G. Nyabvudzi. "Unemployment, Living Wages and Food Security in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 47, no. 2 (August 2014): 117–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2014.11906744.

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Tlhompho, Gaoshebe. "African Indigenous Food Security Strategies and Climate Change Adaptation in South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 48, no. 1 (October 2014): 83–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2014.11906777.

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Laurie, Sunette, Mieke Faber, Patrick Adebola, and Abenet Belete. "Biofortification of sweet potato for food and nutrition security in South Africa." Food Research International 76 (October 2015): 962–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2015.06.001.

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Terblanche, Anél, and Gerrit Pienaar. "Raamwerkwetgewing ter Verwesenliking van die Reg op Toegang tot Voldoende Voedsel." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 15, no. 5 (June 1, 2017): 228. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2012/v15i5a2524.

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Various South African government reports list food security as a development priority. Despite this prioritisation and despite the fact that South Africa is currently food self-sufficient, ongoing food shortages remain a daily reality for approximately 35 percent of the South African population. The government's commitment to food security to date of writing this contribution manifests in related policies, strategies, programmes and sectoral legislation with the focus on food production, distribution, safety and assistance. A paradigm shift in the international food security debate was encouraged during 2009, namely to base food security initiatives on the right to sufficient food. During a 2011 visit to South Africa, the Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food of the United Nations, accordingly confirmed that a human rights-based approach to food security is necessary in the South African legal and policy framework in order to address the huge disparities in terms of food security (especially concerning geography, gender and race). A human rights-based approach to food security will add dimensions of dignity, transparency, accountability, participation and empowerment to food security initiatives. The achievement of food security is further seen as the realisation of existing rights, notably the right of access to sufficient food. The right of access to sufficient food, as entrenched in section 27(1)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 will accordingly play a central role within a human rights-based approach to food security. Section 27(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 qualifies section 27(1)(b) by requiring the state to take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of each of the section 27(1) rights. The South African government's commitment to food security, as already mentioned, currently manifests in related policies, strategies and programmes, which initiatives will qualify as other measures as referred to in section 27(2) mentioned above. This contribution, however, aims to elucidate the constitutional duty to take reasonable legislative measures as required by section 27(2) within the wider context of food security. This contribution is more specifically confined to the ways in which a human rights-based approach to food security can be accommodated in a proposed framework law as a national legislative measures. Several underlying and foundational themes are addressed in this contribution, amongst others: (a) the relationship between food security and the right of access to sufficient food; (b) food security as a developmental goal; and (c) the increasing trend to apply a human rights-based approach to development initiatives in general, but also to food security.
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Battersby, Jane. "Beyond the food desert: finding ways to speak about urban food security in south africa." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 94, no. 2 (June 2012): 141–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0467.2012.00401.x.

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Wegerif, Marc C. A. "“Informal” food traders and food security: experiences from the Covid-19 response in South Africa." Food Security 12, no. 4 (July 7, 2020): 797–800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01078-z.

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Sinyolo, Sikhulumile, Maxwell Mudhara, and Edilegnaw Wale. "Water security and rural household food security: empirical evidence from the Mzinyathi district in South Africa." Food Security 6, no. 4 (June 5, 2014): 483–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0358-0.

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Devereux and Tavener-Smith. "Seasonal Food Insecurity among Farm Workers in the Northern Cape, South Africa." Nutrients 11, no. 7 (July 5, 2019): 1535. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11071535.

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Very little is known about seasonal hunger in South Africa, or about the food security and nutritional status of farm workers. This article identifies a pathway to seasonal hunger—through intra-annual fluctuations in agricultural employment and income—that is underanalyzed in the literature. We report on findings from a year-long data collection process, comprising baseline and endline surveys and monthly monitoring of three food security indicators, with a sample of 195 female farm workers in the Northern Cape province in South Africa. The three monthly monitoring indicators—the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), Dietary Diversity Score (DDS), and Coping Strategies Index (CSI)—which measure different aspects of food insecurity, are analyzed to determine whether and to what extent food security fluctuates seasonally in our sample. HFIAS results show unambiguous evidence of seasonal food insecurity, with the highest prevalence (88 percent experiencing severe food insecurity) and severity during the low employment winter period, and lowest prevalence (49 percent) and severity during the summer harvest, which corresponds with relatively higher employment and earnings. The DDS results show evidence of highest dietary diversity during summer and the CSI results reveal the need to employ coping strategies to deal with intensified food insecurity during winter.
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Moralles, Sarahi, Abdukladir Egal, and Wilna Oldewage-Theron. "Do Smallholder Farmers Need Nutrition Education? A Case Study from KwaZulu Natal, South Africa." Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education 28, no. 3 (April 15, 2021): 14–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5191/jiaee.2021.28314.

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South Africa (SA) is considered as the second largest economies in Africa with well-developed agricultural food production system. But food security is still a challenge at household level. Currently, in Africa, smallholder agriculture is recognized to contribute food security at household level. This study investigates the prevalence of food insecurity and nutritional knowledge of 78 local smallholder farmers in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) province of South Africa. The results from this study indicated that nutrition knowledge was poor and food insecurity was prevalent at >40% at the household level. It is therefore recommended that future agricultural training should include nutrition education based on FBDG (Food Based Dietary Guidelines) in their respective programs so as to attain a balanced diet for healthy and productive smallholder farmer communities
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Makhura, Moraka T. "The development of food security policy for South Africa (SAFSP): a consultative process." Food Policy 23, no. 6 (December 1998): 571–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0306-9192(98)00063-3.

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Visser, Carina, Allan De Freitas, Este Van Marle Koster, and Herman Myburgh. "298 Can phenomics contribute to improved livelihood and food security in South Africa?" Journal of Animal Science 98, Supplement_4 (November 3, 2020): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.052.

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Abstract In South Africa, there are almost 14 million cattle, which constitute 1.6 million dairy and 12.5 million beef cattle. Of the latter, approximately 53% are kept in commercial systems and the remaining 47% in informal systems. Phenotypic and pedigree recording of livestock faces constraints in terms of the extensive nature of the farming systems and the large informal livestock sector consisting of communal and small-holder farmers, which is characterized by a general lack of resources such as financial, infrastructural and extension support. Animal recording thus remains a challenge in both the commercial and informal agricultural sectors. This review will evaluate the use of precision phenotyping in the beef and dairy cattle industries of South Africa, and highlight the challenges, limitations and possible impact of the technology. Measuring objective, relevant phenotypes, such as activity level, temperature, and weight of an individual animal over time, could assist in detecting sickness before it exacerbates to the point of death. Weight measurement would be especially useful in the developing sector, where infrastructure is not available and could provide insight into the nutritional needs of the livestock, timing of the mating period, the possibility of disease or internal and external parasites. Measuring vital parameters and using them to predict various future occurrences would empower emerging farmers to optimize productivity by providing critical information to the farmer at any given time. Phenomics will provide new and emerging farmers the opportunity to participate in the agriculture economy, which will have a lasting effect of upliftment and empowerment and also contribute to the country’s agriculture output and its gross domestic product. Farmers will benefit from the use of automated technologies in terms of improved animal welfare and economic sustainability in resource-poor areas.
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Wakeford, J., and M. Swilling. "Implications of increasing world oil scarcity for national food security in South Africa." Agrekon 53, no. 4 (October 2, 2014): 68–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2014.974626.

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Kaschula, S. A. "Wild foods and household food security responses to AIDS: evidence from South Africa." Population and Environment 29, no. 3-5 (May 2008): 162–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11111-008-0068-7.

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Peyton, Stephen, William Moseley, and Jane Battersby. "Implications of supermarket expansion on urban food security in Cape Town, South Africa." African Geographical Review 34, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 36–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2014.1003307.

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Hendriks, Sheryl L. "The challenges facing empirical estimation of household food (in)security in South Africa." Development Southern Africa 22, no. 1 (March 2005): 103–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03768350500044651.

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Arndt, Channing, Rob Davies, Sherwin Gabriel, Laurence Harris, Konstantin Makrelov, Sherman Robinson, Stephanie Levy, Witness Simbanegavi, Dirk van Seventer, and Lillian Anderson. "Covid-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa." Global Food Security 26 (September 2020): 100410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100410.

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Rudolph, Michael, Florian Kroll, Evans Muchesa, Mark Paiker, and Paul Fatti. "Food Security in Urban Cities: A Case Study Conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa." Journal of Food Security 9, no. 2 (April 7, 2021): 46–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.12691/jfs-9-2-2.

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