Poor households access their food from the market, subsistence production and transfers
from public programmes or other households. In the past rural households produced most of …

Abstract The Human Sciences Research Council has established a policy research initiative
to monitor household food security and to identify and evaluate policy options. In this special …

Food waste is problematic for a number of reasons, including the loss of a potentially
valuable food source or resource for use in other processes (eg energy generation or …

Food insecurity is still a great concern for many households in South Africa. This situation is
connected to the high level of poverty that exists in the country, particularly in rural areas …

Abstract In South Africa, about 48% of the people live in rural areas. A large portion (35%) of
this rural population lives below the poverty line. Most of these communities depend on the …

This article investigates the conceptual and methodological challenges to develop a set of
baseline indicators for South African food security targets. A food security target is a well …

Agriculture has remained an important aspect of any economy. Viable agricultural
programmes and activities in any polity are capable of sustaining the food supply and …

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 …

There is a common perception in South Africa that the youth are not interested in agriculture,
leading to two concerns: first, that this is exacerbating the youth unemployment crisis, and …

Urbanization is a significant driver of global change, reshaping livelihoods, productive
activities, and incomes. Yet, many elements of what are typically regarded as rural activities …