OBJECTIVE: To assess the status of food security-ie access to food, food availability and
food utilization-in South Africa. METHODS: A systematic search of national surveys that used …

Cassava is an important starchy root crop grown globally in tropical and subtropical regions.
The ability of cassava to withstand difficult growing conditions and long-term storability …

Like most governments around the world, the South African government adopted a uniform,
place-blind response to the coronavirus pandemic, including a hard lockdown. New …

Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAPs) are the most promising pathways to enhance the
productivity and resilience of agricultural production of smallholder farming systems while …

The new global and African food security agenda is overwhelmingly productionist and rural
in its orientation, and is based on the premise that food insecurity is primarily a rural problem …

A key issue in debates on agrarian reform in S outh A frica is the potential for small‐scale
farming, in conjunction with redistributive land reform, to make a significant contribution to …

With the ongoing changes in climate, household food insecurity is likely to be more
widespread in most small-holder and subsistence farm households in sub-Saharan Africa …

The livelihoods of S outh A frica's rural A frican poor have long been characterized by
diverse activities, and intertwined with urban opportunities. This paper examines the …

Despite agricultural land abandonment threatening the food security and the livelihoods of
smallholder farmers, it is pervasive globally and in developing countries. Yet land …

The potential impacts of extractive industries on local food security are difficult to predict. On
the one hand, resource extraction may generate more employment opportunities, provide …