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Thomas, M., and S. E. Terblanche. "The impact of backyard gardening on livelihoods of households in Sedibeng District Municipality in Gauteng Province, South Africa." South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) 49, no. 1 (April 19, 2021): 30–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2021/v49n1a10776.

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The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of backyard gardening on the livelihoods of households in Sedibeng District Municipality in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Data were drawn from 60 household vegetable producers. A structured questionnaire was used to conduct one-on-one interviews to gather data which were then analysed to compare variables and the level of livelihoods of household vegetable production. The results suggested that variables such as gender, household size, marital status and household income influence vegetable production. Women, as the primary caretakers of children, were found to be more involved in vegetable production than men. The vegetable production increased when households were headed by females. Households indicated that the implementation and evaluation of the programme under study, which was successfully undertaken with the assistance of Agricultural Advisors from Gauteng’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), did impact their livelihoods positively. In conclusion, the study found that household vegetable projects can assist in alleviating poverty, create job opportunities and improve livelihoods of the community of Sedibeng District Municipality.

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Grier, Karissa, Jennie L. Hill, Felicia Reese, Constance Covington, Franchennette Bennette, Lorien MacAuley, and Jamie Zoellner. "Feasibility of an experiential community garden and nutrition programme for youth living in public housing." Public Health Nutrition 18, no. 15 (February 23, 2015): 2759–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980015000087.

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AbstractObjectiveFew published community garden studies have focused on low socio-economic youth living in public housing or used a community-based participatory research approach in conjunction with youth-focused community garden programmes. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility (i.e. demand, acceptability, implementation and limited-effectiveness testing) of a 10-week experiential theory-based gardening and nutrition education programme targeting youth living in public housing.DesignIn this mixed-methods feasibility study, demand and acceptability were measured using a combination of pre- and post-programme surveys and interviews. Implementation was measured via field notes and attendance. Limited-effectiveness was measured quantitatively using a pre–post design and repeated-measures ANOVA tests.SettingTwo public housing sites in the Dan River Region of south central Virginia, USA.SubjectsForty-three youth (primarily African American), twenty-five parents and two site leaders.ResultsThe positive demand and acceptability findings indicate the high potential of the programme to be used and be suitable for the youth, parents and site leaders. Field notes revealed numerous implementation facilitators and barriers. Youth weekly attendance averaged 4·6 of 10 sessions. Significant improvements (P<0·05) were found for some (e.g. fruit and vegetable asking self-efficacy, overall gardening knowledge, knowledge of MyPlate recommendations), but not all limited-effectiveness measures (e.g. willingness to try fruits and vegetables, fruit and vegetable eating self-efficacy).ConclusionsThis community-based participatory research study demonstrates numerous factors that supported and threatened the feasibility of a gardening and nutrition programme targeting youth in public housing. Lessons learned are being used to adapt and strengthen the programme for future efforts targeting fruit and vegetable behaviours.

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Moletsane, O. G., B. Matsiliza-Mlathi, W. B. Van Averbeke, and C. J. Louw. "Gardening and nutrition education interventions improve nutritional knowledge and fruit and vegetable preferences of grade 3 learners in Pretoria, South Africa." Acta Horticulturae, no. 1279 (June 2020): 81–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2020.1279.12.

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Klobodu, Seth, W. Oldewage - Theron, and CE Carpio. "Soy and vegetable gardening with skills training and soy consumption are cost effective methods to improve the blood lipid profiles of women in Qwa-Qwa, South Africa." African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 18, no. 03 (December 19, 2018): 13792–807. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.83.17625.

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Materechera, S. A., and H. R. Swanepol. "INTEGRATING THE INDIGENOUS KEI APPLE (DOVYALIS CAFFRA) INTO A LOCAL PERMACULTURE VEGETABLE HOME ECO-GARDENING SYSTEM AMONG RESOURCE-POOR HOUSEHOLDS IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA." Acta Horticulturae, no. 979 (March 2013): 225–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2013.979.22.

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Batchelor, Charles. "Growing in importance — vegetable gardening in the South." Waterlines 17, no. 2 (October 1998): 2–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/0262-8104.1998.043.

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Oguttu, James Wabwire, Tulisiwe P. Mbombo-Dweba, and Jabulani R. Ncayiyana. "Factors Correlated with Home Gardening in Gauteng Province, South Africa." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5 (March 8, 2021): 2737. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052737.

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Background: In addition to increasing access to fresh and affordable produce, home gardening enhances food security. This notwithstanding, there is no evidence of studies that have investigated factors correlated with home gardening in Gauteng Province (GP), South Africa. The present study investigated home gardening across the GP. Methods: Retrospective data of residents of GP (n = 30002) collected by the Gauteng City Region Observatory were used. A binary logistic regression was employed to determine factors correlated with home gardening. Results: Overall participation in home gardening was low (12.37%). If a respondent was a resident of the poorest areas, resided in a house received under the Rural Development Programme, had a borehole/well as the main source of water, belonged to a social club, received a social grant, was >65 years, and rated his/her health as poor, then they were more likely to participate in home gardening. Factors that were negatively correlated with home gardening included if the respondent rented from private individuals and if the respondent’s health status prevented him/her from doing daily work. Conclusion: The low participation levels in home gardening observed suggest the failure of the current policies geared at fostering home gardening in the province. Policy makers and relevant authorities should target identified groups to improve participation in home gardening.

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Bennett, Brett M. "Decolonization, Environmentalism and Nationalism in Australia and South Africa." Itinerario 41, no. 1 (April 2017): 27–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0165115317000079.

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Decolonization influenced the rise of environmental activism and thought in Australia and South Africa in ways that have been overlooked by national histories of environmentalism and imperial histories of decolonization. Australia and South Africa’s political and cultural movement away from Britain and the Commonwealth during the 1960s is one important factor explaining why people in both countries created more, and more important, public indigenous botanic gardens than anywhere else in the world during that decade. Effective decolonization from Britain also influenced the rise of indigenous gardening and the growing popularity of native gardens at a critical period in gardening and environmental history. Most facets of contemporary gardening—using plants indigenous to the site or region, planting drought-tolerant species, and seeing gardens as sites to help conserve regional and national flora—can be dated to the 1960s and 1970s. The interpretation advanced here adds to historical research tracing how the former Commonwealth settler colonies experienced effective decolonization in the same era. This article expands the focus of research on decolonization to include environmentalism. The interpretation of the article also augments national environmental histories that have hitherto downplayed the influence of decolonization on the rise of environmentalism. Putting decolonization into the history of the rise of environmental thought and action sheds light on why people in contemporary Australia and South Africa are so passionate about protecting indigenous flora and fauna, and so worried about threats posed by non-native invasive species.

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Park, Sin-Ae, A.-Young Lee, Hee-Geun Park, and Wang-Lok Lee. "Benefits of Gardening Activities for Cognitive Function According to Measurement of Brain Nerve Growth Factor Levels." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 5 (March 2, 2019): 760. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050760.

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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of gardening activities in senior individuals on brain nerve growth factors related to cognitive function. Forty-one senior individuals (age 76.6 ± 6.0 years) were recruited from the local community in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea. A 20-min low-to-moderate intensity gardening activity intervention, making a vegetable garden, was performed by the subjects in a garden plot located on the Konkuk University (Seoul, South Korea) campus. The gardening involved six activities including cleaning a garden plot, digging, fertilizing, raking, planting/transplanting, and watering. To determine the effects of the gardening activities on brain nerve growth factors related to memory, blood samples were drawn twice from each subject before and after the gardening activity by professional nurses. The levels of brain nerve growth factors, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF), were analyzed. Levels of BDNF and PDGF were significantly increased after the gardening activity. This study revealed a potential benefit of gardening activities for cognitive function in senior individuals.

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Nontu, Yanga. "Determinants of home gardening participation among rural households: evidence from ingquza hill local municipality, South Africa." Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development 60, no. 2 (July 4, 2021): 213–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2021.01402.

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The participation of rural households in home garden production, which is a premise of income and food security, is very low. Therefore, this study investigated factors influencing rural households’ participation in home gardens from Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, South Africa. This is against a background where literature and development circles suggest that household home gardens can significantly improve food security and household income. Despite the fact that home gardens are a source of income and food security, rural households’ participation is claimed to be very low, suggesting several factors worth explaining. The study used cross-sectional survey data from rural communities of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (n = 200), to estimate participation drivers. The initial sample was stratified into two groups; home gardeners and non-home gardeners. For home gardening participants, a census was carried out due to their limited numbers. For non-participants, convenience and purposive sampling was used focusing on households with similar socioeconomic characteristics and close to participants for pairing purposes. Using stratified purposive convenience sampling, two homogeneous mutually exclusive strata were created (stratum “A”; “HGs participants”: n = 87 and stratum “B”; “HGs non-participants”: n = 113) for an independent analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data. Regression results revealed that home garden participation was influenced by gender, education, household income, extension services, access to arable land, and credit access. This paper concluded that education, household income, access to extension services, and access to arable land were the major factors capable of positively influencing household participation in home gardening. In contrast, gender and access to credit were negatively associated with household participation in home gardening. Therefore, the paper calls for government policies and intervention programs targeting home gardening to improve rural household participation in home gardens.

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Roberts, Sky, and Charlie Shackleton. "Temporal Dynamics and Motivations for Urban Community Food Gardens in Medium-Sized Towns of the Eastern Cape, South Africa." Land 7, no. 4 (November 26, 2018): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land7040146.

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Urban agriculture is said to be increasing with global urbanization. However, there is little examination of the temporal or spatial dynamics of urban agriculture. We investigated the benefits and challenges experienced by community gardeners in four towns in South Africa, along with GIS analysis of the number, area, and location of urban food community gardens over the last three decades. Common reasons for practicing community gardening were cash poverty (37%) and the need to grow food (34%). The most common benefits reported by respondents were a healthy lifestyle (58%) and consumption of the food produced (54%). Theft of garden infrastructure or produce was a noteworthy challenge to continued motivation and engagement in urban community gardening. There were declines in the number and area of urban community gardens, and more central location over the last three decades. Only 16% of the gardens present in the 1980s were still operating in the 2000s. Clearly community gardening is temporally and spatially dynamic, which requires context-sensitive policy initiatives.

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Markhous, Nazal Alhadj, Abdelsalam Tidjani, Abdelsalam Adoum Doutoum, Djamalladine M. Doungous, Ibrahim Amoukou, and Balla Abdourahamane. "Analysis of Health Risk Factors in the Vegetable Production Chain in the City of N'Djamena-Chad." Journal of Food Research 8, no. 3 (May 10, 2019): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v8n3p111.

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Several market gardeners have settled in the city and supply urban markets with fresh vegetables throughout the year. Despite their nutritional importance, market gardening products may carry health risks. The objective of this study is to identify and analyse the potential risk factors that could lead to the appearance of microbiological and physicochemical hazards in the production chain of fresh vegetables from these market gardening operations. The work was carried out in 5 permanent market gardening sites in the city of N'Djamena (Chad, Africa) and involved 96 market gardeners surveyed. Data related to production methods were collected. Standard methods were used to carry out microbiological analysis tests on 15 samples of vegetables and fruits taken from 3 sites.The results of the survey show that urban market gardening in N'Djamena is dominated by two plant species: lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and rocket (Eruca sativa). It is geared towards the production of leafy vegetables. The health risks associated with the conditions of production are numerous and real: the proximity of roads, the use of dirty water for irrigation, the overdose of chemical fertilizers (urea) and pesticides, and finally the unhygienic harvesting and transport. The high-water content of fresh vegetables and the lack of processes for the elimination of pathogenic microorganisms also do not guarantee the sanitary quality of the vegetables produced and can thus increase the risk of foodborne infections. The results of the microbiological evaluation showed the presence of germs pathogens including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Aeromonas spp. and Salmonella sp. in vegetable and fruit. Therefore, the best strategy to obtain a healthy product is to educate producers on good agricultural practices including reasoned fertilization, clean water, treated wastewater, approved pesticides.

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Kim, Ha-Ram, Seon-Ok Kim, and Sin-Ae Park. "The Effects of Horticultural Activity Program on Vegetable Preference of Elementary School Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15 (July 30, 2021): 8100. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18158100.

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This study was conducted to investigate effects of a horticultural activity program based on a mediating variable model for improving vegetable preference among elementary students. A quasi-experimental design was employed with 136 students and 136 primary carers in Seoul, South Korea. Based on the mediation model for improving children’s vegetable preference, 12 sessions were conducted, including gardening, nutrition education, and cooking activities using harvests. The program was conducted weekly for 12 weeks from March to July 2019. To investigate the effect of this program, mediating factors of the children were evaluated before and after the program. Pearson correlation analysis was used to identify the mediating factors. The nutrition index, attitude, knowledge, and eating habits of the primary carers were evaluated. Results showed children’s nutrition and gardening knowledge, dietary self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and vegetable preference were significantly improved (p < 0.001). Primary carers showed significant improvement in the nutrition index, knowledge, and attitude (p < 0.05). The correlation analysis confirmed that most of the mediating factors had significant correlations (p < 0.05). Therefore, administering a structured program involving horticultural activities and nutrition education as mediating factors for 12 sessions was effective in improving eating behavior for vegetables elementary school students and primary carers.

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Venter, S. L., E. Van den Heever, J. Allemann, and J. Viljoen. "POTENTIAL VEGETABLE AND MEDICINAL USES OF TRADITIONAL CROPS IN SOUTH AFRICA." Acta Horticulturae, no. 523 (May 2000): 25–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2000.523.2.

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Dassanayake, Wijaya, Sandeep Mohapatra, Martin K. Luckert, and Wiktor Adamowicz. "Households' responses to climate change: contingent behavior evidence from rural South Africa." Environment and Development Economics 23, no. 1 (October 24, 2017): 37–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355770x17000328.

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AbstractWe investigate households' decisions regarding livelihood activities in response to future climate change in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. We use the contingent behavior method and account for unobserved heterogeneity in order to overcome problems associated with limited data, collinearity and endogeneity. We characterize the climate change with two types of climate change scenarios: dry-spells and wet-spells. Results show that moderate and extreme increases in dry-spells increase adoption of off-farm activities such as casual labor and small business, and decrease adoption of on-farm activities such as gardening. We find opposite cases for mild or moderate wet-spells. Our results also show that households tend to diversify their livelihood portfolios in response to a moderate increase in dry-spells and a mild increase in wet-spells. Some household characteristics are also important in influencing some types of activities, including household's health status, gender of the household head, and household's prior experience.

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Smith, I. E. "RESEARCH INTO THE SPEEDLING SYSTEM OF RAISING VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA." Acta Horticulturae, no. 194 (December 1986): 173–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.1986.194.18.

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Chinsamy, Mayashree, and Motheo Koitsiwe. "Indigenous Knowledge-based Vegetable Garden Projects for Poverty Alleviation in South Africa." Journal of Social Sciences 46, no. 2 (February 2016): 137–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2016.11893521.

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Crouch, N. R., and D. G. A. Styles. "LAMIACEAE." Bothalia 40, no. 1 (July 22, 2010): 65–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v40i1.185.

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Baiyegunhi, LJS. "Determinants of rainwater harvesting technology (RWHT) adoption for home gardening in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Water SA 41, no. 1 (December 2, 2014): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v41i1.6.

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Bail, JR, AD Frugé, MG Cases, KP Smith, AB Cantor, Santos J. De Los, JL Locher, HJ Cohen, and W. Demark-Wahnefried. "Assessing the Feasibility of a Mentored Home-Based Vegetable Gardening Intervention among Breast Cancer Survivors in the Deep South." Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 27, no. 3 (March 2018): 354.3–355. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-18-0051.

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Modibedi, TP, MMS Maake, MR Masekoameng, SS Tekana, and OS Oduniyi. "Vegetable consumption patterns of urban farmers in community gardens in Emfuleni local municipality, Gauteng province of South Africa." African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 21, no. 04 (May 31, 2021): 17891–906. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.99.18910.

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Lack of adequate vegetable consumption may contribute to micronutrient deficiency especially in developing countries where low intake of nutrient-dense animal products is common. Despite growing evidence that vegetable consumption is of great importance, only about 25.6% South Africans consume sufficient vegetables per day. This research was carried out to investigate the vegetable consumption patterns of urban farmers in Emfuleni Local Municipality, South Africa. The objectives were to determine reasons why urban farmers consume vegetables, vegetable intake patterns in a 24-hour recall,and factors influencing vegetable consumption patterns. The study was conducted in six (6)large townships of Emfuleni Local Municipality using a quantitative research approach and survey design. A sample of 254 urban farmers were randomly selected from 30 urban community gardens with a population of 418 farmers. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured survey questionnaire. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Program for the Social Sciences Version 23. Descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and ordered logistic regression model were explored to analyse the data. The results revealed that 96.1% and 93.3% of farmers in urban community gardens consumed vegetables as a relish and salad,respectively. Vegetables were mostly consumed during dinner because most respondents were physically present in the community gardens during the day. The results of the factors influencing vegetable consumption patterns showed that out of 10 independent variables chosen, only three (age group, level of education,and main source of income)were positive and statistically significant. The study, therefore, recommends that farmers should include vegetables in all three of their daily meals (breakfast, lunch,and dinner). Education in the form of training should be provided to the urban farmers to create awareness in the community about the importance of vegetable gardens and the consumption of vegetables across all age groups.

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Peltzer, Karl, and Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya. "Fruit and vegetable intake and associated factors in older adults in South Africa." Global Health Action 5, no. 1 (November 29, 2012): 18668. http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v5i0.18668.

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Meitz, Julia C., Celeste C. Linde, Alistair Thompson, Shaun Langenhoven, and Adéle McLeod. "Phytophthora capsicion vegetable hosts in South Africa: distribution, host range and genetic diversity." Australasian Plant Pathology 39, no. 5 (2010): 431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ap09075.

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Novikova, L. N., and B. N. Novikov. "STUDY OF PERSPECTIVE BASIL VARIETIES AS SOURCES IN SELECTION ON PRODUCTIVITY AND PRECOCITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF SOUTH RUSSIA." Vegetable crops of Russia, no. 3 (June 14, 2019): 21–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.18619/2072-9146-2019-3-21-24.

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Few vegetable plants are a source of necessary biologically active substances. Special significance is given to spicy cultures, the most common among which is basil gardening (Ocimum basilicum L.). Its plants, possessing a rich and diverse chemical composition, are used in the medical and food industry, fresh and as components of spice mixtures to improve the quality of food. However, the basil culture is not widely spread and its use is limited. To increase the demand and consumption of this vegetable crop, the creation of promising varieties that meet modern market requirements is relevant. At the same time, it is necessary to search for sources of economically valuable traits - productivity, precocity and yield. The aim of the study was to study the collection variety samples of basil and the selection of sources of valuable features for use in breeding work. The initial material served as 72 samples of this culture of various ecological and geographical origin from the VIR collection. In the phase of mass flowering, they differ as early flowering, medium flowering and late flowering. In the phase of ripening seeds – early ripening, mid-ripening and late ripening. Selected sources of valuable features are recommended as a starting material for the selection of garden basil (Ocimum basilicum L.).

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Oso Adeola Abiola. "Vegetable production and nematodes infestation: Impacts on small-scale farming communities of South Africa." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 7, no. 2 (August 30, 2020): 168–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2020.7.2.0211.

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le Roux, Betsie, Michael van der Laan, Teunis Vahrmeijer, John Annandale, and Keith Bristow. "Water Footprints of Vegetable Crop Wastage along the Supply Chain in Gauteng, South Africa." Water 10, no. 5 (April 24, 2018): 539. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w10050539.

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MQ, Maanda, and RB Bhat. "Wild vegetable use by Vhavenda in the Venda region of Limpopo Province, South Africa." Phyton 79, no. 1 (2010): 189–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2010.79.189.

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Abifarin, Taiwo Oluwafunmilola, Anthony Jide Afolayan, and Gloria Aderonke Otunola. "Phytochemical and Antioxidant Activities of Cucumis africanus L.f.:: A Wild Vegetable of South Africa." Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine 24 (January 1, 2019): 2515690X1983639. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2515690x19836391.

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Objective. To evaluate the phytochemical content and antioxidant potential of the acetone, aqueous, and methanol extracts of the fruit, leaf, and root of Cucumis africanus L.f. Methods. Total phenolic, flavonoid, and proanthocyanidin contents were evaluated using spectrophotometric methods. The free radical scavenging activity of the acetone, methanol, and aqueous extracts of the fruit, leaf, and root were evaluated against DPPH+, ABTS+, and phosphomolybdenum. Alkaloid and saponin contents were also determined. Results. The acetone extract of the fruit revealed the highest polyphenol content when compared with the other solvent extracts analyzed. Total phenol content of the parts tested ranged from 3.66 ± 0.17 to 44.98 ± 3.41, flavonoid content ranged from 4.63 ± 3.33 to 401.33 ± 7.89, and proanthocyanidin content ranged from 8.84 ± 2.65 to 504 ± 36.6. Significant amount of alkaloids present was observed in the fruits, leaf, and root (10.68 ± 0.68, 14.12 ± 1.67, and 12.15 ± 4.74), respectively, while saponin content was 33.33 ± 11.55, 26.67 ± 11.55, and 20.00 ± 0.00 for the fruit, leaf, and root, respectively. Solvent extracts showed significant antioxidant activity, with acetone showing highest antioxidant ability in correlation with the polyphenol contents. Based on the IC50 values, acetone extract of the root revealed the best DPPH radical scavenging ability, the leaf aqueous extract had the highest IC50 value for ABTS, and the methanol extract of the leaf was best for phosphomolybdenum assays. Conclusion. This study suggests that fruit, leaf, and root of Cucumis africanus could be a potential source of natural antioxidant and justifies its use in ethnomedicine.

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Lekunze, Joseph N. "Market Analysis of Pumpkin Leaves: An Indigenous Vegetable in North West Province, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 48, no. 1 (October 2014): 61–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2014.11906775.

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Lekunze, Joseph N. "Market Analysis of Cowpeas-Leaves: An Indigenous Vegetable in North West Province, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 48, no. 1 (October 2014): 73–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2014.11906776.

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Radingoana, Makgalake P., Timothy Dube, Margaret H. N. Mollel, and Josephine M. Letsoalo. "Perceptions on greywater reuse for home gardening activities in two rural villages of Fetakgomo Local Municipality, South Africa." Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 112 (August 2019): 21–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2019.02.009.

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Egal, Abdulkadir, and W. Oldewage-Theron. "Food and Beverage Dietary Guidelines and Soy Gardening Training in Low-Income Households in Qwa-Qwa, South Africa." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 46, no. 4 (July 2014): S103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2014.04.024.

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Baiyegunhi, L. J. S., and K. E. Makwangudze. "Home Gardening and Food Security Status of HIV/AIDS Affected Households in Mpophomeni, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 44, no. 1 (October 2013): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2013.11906637.

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Zimpita, Tisungeni, Chara Biggs, and Mieke Faber. "Gardening Practices in a Rural Village in South Africa 10 Years after Completion of a Home Garden Project." Food and Nutrition Bulletin 36, no. 1 (March 2015): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/156482651503600104.

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Senne, Yvonne, and Stella Nkomo. "The influence of labour brokering practices on employment equity in South Africa: A case of two universities." African Journal of Employee Relations (Formerly South African Journal of Labour Relations) 39, no. 1 (February 19, 2019): 58–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2520-3223/5883.

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The purpose of this paper is to highlight the influence of labour brokering on employment practices, particularly those related to the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998. The research reported on in this paper is based on a larger research project that investigated the barriers to and enablers of gender equity within two higher education institutions. Utilising a qualitative case study at the two South African universities, the findings demonstrate the contradictions between the intentions of employment equity policies and practices and the adoption of a labour brokering employment strategy. Employment equity policies and practices did not include employees in the cleaning and gardening job categories recruited through labour brokers. Most importantly, the practice has serious implications for the economic survival and development of the lowest level of employees at the universities. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of the Labour Relations Amendment Act 6 of 2014.

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Nourani, Ahmed, and Abdelaali Bencheikh. "Energy Requirement Optimization of Greenhouse Vegetable Production Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Method in Algeria." Acta Technologica Agriculturae 23, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ata-2020-0010.

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AbstractAlgeria has recently experienced an important agricultural development in terms of gardening in plastic greenhouses thanks to the favourable factors (climatic conditions, etc.). In order to optimize the energy requirements, data from 29 farmers were collected, who qualitatively represent the greenhouse vegetable producers from the most productive sub-provinces of Biskra region (south of Algeria). Considering the various parametric and non-parametric methods for energy consumption optimization, data envelopment analysis is the most common non-parametric method applied. Results showed that the mean radial technical efficiency assumptions of the samples under constant returns to scale and variable returns to scale models were 0.88 and 0.98, respectively. The 51.72% of decision-making units were efficient on the basis of the constant returns to scale model; 79.31% decision-making units were observed efficient on the basis of variable returns to scale model. Calculation of optimal energy requirements for vegetable greenhouse indicated that 108.50 GJ·ha−1 can be saved on machinery (1.38 GJ·ha-1); diesel fuel (4.68 GJ·ha−1); infrastructure (9.35 GJ·ha−1); fertilizers (17.08 GJ·ha−1); farmyard manure (12.05 GJ·ha−1); pesticides (3.93 GJ·ha−1); and electricity (60.03 GJ·ha−1).

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Mufeeth, Musthapha, A.M. Nihab, and Noordeen Nusrathali. "Factors Affecting Commercialization of Home Garden Vegetables in Sri Lanka." Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting Studies 3, no. 1 (April 3, 2021): 58–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/jefas.2021.3.1.5.

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The study was carried out to find the factors affecting commercialization of vegetable that produced from the home garden and its average level of commercialization. A structured questionnaire and field observation techniques were used to collect data from 232 randomly selected home gardeners in the South East part of Sri Lanka. The Tobit regression model was applied to study the significant factors that influenced home garden vegetables' commercialisation. The present study found that the average home garden vegetable commercialization level was 32.3 per cent. Further, the commercialization significantly (p<0.05) had a negative impact on the farmer’s level of education, family income, size of the family, health consciousness of home gardener, and losses by the pest and disease whereas the marital status, the number of family labours involved in home gardening and institutional supports significantly increase the commercialization. The research recommends that public and private sector involvement is needed to support through the training program and advisory services to control pest and disease attack. Further, the study area needs to be appreciated and promoted via appropriate policy intervention strategies to develop a good structure value chain and market.

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Masuku, Micah Bheki, and Bongiwe Xaba. "Factors Affecting the Productivity and Profitability of Vegetables Production in Swaziland." Journal of Agricultural Studies 1, no. 2 (July 19, 2013): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jas.v1i2.3748.

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Vegetables are not only beneficial for their contribution to the share of agriculture in the economy of Swaziland, but also have a significant probability to compete where there are fewer government regulations and restrictions in the economy. Currently, the local demand for vegetables is higher than local production and hence the gap is filled by imports from South Africa. At the NAMBoard’s fresh produce market, only 11 percent of the vegetables are from local production and the rest come from South Africa. The study aimed to identify factors affecting productivity and profitability of vegetable production. A two-stage sampling technique was used to collect data from 100 vegetable farmers. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis. The results showed that the factors that significantly affected productivity of vegetable farmers were access to credit, selling price, fertiliser quantity, distance to market and gender of the farmer. For example, the selling price of carrot had a positive relationship with the productivity of vegetable farmers, suggesting that when the selling price of carrot increase by one unit, all else equal, the quantity of carrot produced would increase by 0.417 kilogrammes. The determinants of profitability of vegetable production were level of education, land under vegetable production and type of marketing agency. For example, with an additional year of education, profit would increase by E0.304. Policy makers should come up with policies that would improve productivity of vegetable farmers through the provision of seminars and workshops where farmers would acquire more training on vegetable production. This should enable them to increase the average yield of vegetables produced per hectare, hence profitability.

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Ndou, Portia, Bridget Taruvinga, Christian P. du Plooy, Tshililo Ramusandiwa, and Michael Mokwala. "Enabling Environment for Inclusive Horticultural Value Chain for Smallholders in Gauteng Province, South Africa." Journal of Agricultural Science 13, no. 2 (January 15, 2021): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n2p66.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the enabling environment within which smallholder farmers operate amidst the uneven playing field in the agricultural sector and the stringent demands of the consumer driven market. Most of the smallholder farmers utilise informal vegetable markets and these offer higher prices for the leafy vegetables. The study is based on data collected from 56 smallholder vegetable producers in Gauteng Province of South Africa. The study unveiled that the business environment has many challenges for the smallholder to competitively function in formal marketing channels, including poor upstream and downstream linkages and access to finance and technology. Access to inputs is a limiting factor to productivity with almost 41.7% of the farmers depending of government input handouts. The results of the logistic regression analysis shows a positive relationship between the choice of most utilised market and age, level of education, established arrangement with certain markets and sources of information on markets. This study concludes that there is need for multi-stakeholder engagements including organisations already working with smallholder farmers in order to ensure that there is no overlap of support services and hence indirectly ensuring wider coverage of farmer support. Both upstream and downstream linkages need to be promoted and this needs the intervention of the government through the support of organisations such as the national Department of Agriculture.

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Ridgway, Tyrone M., Barbara A. Stewart, and George M. Branch. "Limited population differentiation in the bearded limpet Patella barbara (Gatropoda: Patellidae) along the coast of South Africa." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79, no. 4 (August 1999): 639–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315498000800.

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Patterns of genetic and morphological variation among eight populations of Patella barbara along the coast of South Africa were examined to see whether reported differences in shell morphology and behaviour between the west and east coasts were mirrored by other morphological and/or genetic differences. Morphological analyses of radular structure, gut-loop coiling and sperm microstructure revealed no differences between the populations. Discriminant functions analysis based on shell morphometrics showed major overlap between populations and failed to separate them. Electrophoretic analysis of 17 enzyme loci gave an overall genetic identity (Nei) value of 0.995, a value which lies within the generally accepted range for conspecific populations. In two of the populations, at Dwesa and Arniston, individuals were found to be ‘gardening’ algal resources. At Clovelly, a ‘normal’ form of P. barbara was found on the rocks, whereas a reduced and tall-shelled form occurred on the ascidian Pyura stolonifera, demonstrating phenotypic morphological plasticity. It was concluded that different populations of Patella barbara are both morphologically indistinguishable and genetically homogenous along the coast of South Africa, thus providing good evidence for widespread gene flow.

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Mbango, Phineas, and Vincent Makhubela. "Outcomes of leaf vegetable product quality : the perspective of gauteng province customers in South Africa." African Journal of Business and Economic Research 13, no. 3 (December 15, 2018): 135–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/1750-4562/2018/v13n3a7.

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Mulaudzi, V. S., A. S. Oyekale, and P. Ndou. "Technical Efficiency of African Indigenous Vegetable Production in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa." Open Agriculture 4, no. 1 (December 31, 2019): 778–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opag-2019-0077.

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AbstractAfrican indigenous vegetables (AIVs) have long been known in South African rural communities as essential food that is being consumed with starchy staples, and their consumption has increased over the past few decades. There is now a growing interest and awareness of AIVs due to their nutritional benefits and outstanding potential to generate farm incomes. However, several factors are militating against their production along the supply chains of value addition. This study analysed the technical efficiency of AIVs production in Vhembe district of Limpopo province. The data were collected from 114 AIVs farmers through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data analysis was carried out using Stochastic Frontier model via the Cobb-Douglas production function. The results revealed that the average age and years of farming experiences of the farmers were 59.6 and 30.9 years respectively. About 84% of the farmers lacked access to formal credit, while 92% had access to extension services. Elasticity values of land area cultivated, fertiliser, seeds, labour and tractor days in relation to AIV production were 0.4441, 0.1749, 0.1311, 0.2663 and 0.2360 respectively. Furthermore, the results revealed that average technical efficiency in the production of indigenous vegetables was 0.79%. The variables that significantly influenced technical inefficiency were years of schooling, extension services, gender and access to the irrigation system. In conclusion, production of AIV exhibits decreasing returns to scale. However, promotion of AIV production and efficiency requires consideration of gender issues in accessing resources, educational attainments of farmers, access to irrigation services and proper reorientation of the components of agricultural extension services delivery in order to benefit AIV farmers.

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Steyn, W. P., M. S. Daneel, and M. M. Slabbert. "Host suitability and response of different vegetable genotypes toMeloidogyne incognitarace 2 andMeloidogyne javanicain South Africa." International Journal of Pest Management 60, no. 1 (January 2, 2014): 59–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2014.900587.

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Musa, Khapayi, Pieter Van Niekerk, and Celliers Phillip Retief. "Challenges of contract farming among small-scale commercial vegetable farmers in Eastern Cape South Africa." Journal of Agricultural Extension 22, no. 3 (October 16, 2018): 195. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v22i3.19.

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Kleynhans, R. "MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA: CONTRIBUTION BY ARC-ROODEPLAAT VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL PLANT INSTITUTE." Acta Horticulturae, no. 1007 (September 2013): 967–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2013.1007.116.

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Mnkeni, A. P., P. Masika, and M. Maphaha. "Nutritional quality of vegetable and seed from different accessions of Amaranthus in South Africa." Water SA 33, no. 3 (December 6, 2018): 377. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v33i3.180599.

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Betek, Cecilia Kunseh E., and Ndze Denis Jumbam. "Small scale vegetable production: a case study of Port St Johns, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa." Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 70, no. 1 (December 20, 2014): 41–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919x.2014.985759.

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Gumbo, Jabulani Ray, Eric Mathwalibona Malaka, John O. Odiyo, and Lerato Nare. "The health implications of wastewater reuse in vegetable irrigation: a case study from Malamulele, South Africa." International Journal of Environmental Health Research 20, no. 3 (February 19, 2010): 201–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09603120903511093.

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Modi, Albert T. "A simple model to evaluate integrated vegetable production for food security in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Food Research International 76 (October 2015): 946–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2015.04.037.

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Loki, O., M. Alibe, and M. M. Sikwela. "Assessment of socio-economic characteristics that determine farmers’ access to agricultural extension services in Eastern Cape, South Africa." South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) 49, no. 1 (April 26, 2021): 198–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2021/v49n1a10908.

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The study reported on in this paper investigated smallholder farmers’ access to extension services. The study sought to distinguish the varying degrees of access to services of smallholder farmers engaged in different production systems, that is, home gardening, field cropping, and livestock production. The study was conducted in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, specifically in two communities, namely Ngcabasa and Phathikhala villages. Research activities included a survey of 100 farmers as well as focus group discussions. Employing logistic regression analysis, the study aimed to understand what influences whether or not a smallholder farmer accesses extension. The study also used various types of comparative statistics (T-test) to assess the implications of access to extension support, for instance for production and farm income. The main findings of the study were that 68% of the farming households interviewed in Ngcabasa and 71% of those in Phathikhala had access to extension services. Farmers who had access to extension had more farm income in both enterprises compared to those who had no access to extension services. From the regression analysis, farmers who were more likely to receive extension support appeared to be those who were older, those with less education, and those farming with livestock.

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