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Aliber, M.A. & Modiselle, D.S. (2002) Pilot study on methods to monitor household-level food security. (Study commissioned by the National Department of Agriculture November 2002).
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Aphane, M., Dzivakwi, R. & Jacobs, P. (2010) Livelihood strategies of rural women in Eastern Cape and Limpopo. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 84:64-72.
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This analysis of new household data collected in rural Limpopo and the Eastern Cape of South Africa reveals that structural
inequalities exist between men and women: many rural women might be better educated than men, but they remain at the bottom of the rural social pyramid. This is evidenced by their limited access to farm and non-farm assets as well as household spending levels below common...
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Baiphethi, M. (2008) Measures to increase food production and mitigating against increased food prices: the Malawi case study. (November).
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The economy of Malawi is highly dependent on agricultural production and development initiatives in the country have been mostly dependent on improving agricultural production. Furthermore the sector comprises largely of smallholder farmers who produce primarily for own production and only the surplus is marketed. However, as in other parts of SSA the smallholder farming sector's productivity i...
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Hart, T.G.B. (2009) Exploring definitions of food insecurity and vulnerability: time to refocus assessments. Agrekon. 48(4):362-383.
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Recent high food prices and changes in the world food situation are exacerbating the conditions of households that are vulnerable to food insecurity, especially those with weak livelihood strategies. To address the impact of these and other stressors it is
necessary to develop a deeper understanding of concepts such as 'vulnerability' and 'food insecurity'. This is challenging as both concepts...
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Jacobs, P. (2011) Protect food insecure households against rapid food price inflation. (Paper presented at the HSRC Social Sciences Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 7-8 September).
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Jacobs, P., Aphane, M. & Dzivakwi, R. (2010) Food buying patterns in rural Eastern Cape and Limpopo. HSRC Review. 8(4):3-4.
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How rural households meet their food needs is shifting the food-security policy debate. This became clear from research collected from both female- and male-headed households in rural Eastern Cape and Limpopo. PETER JACOBS, MOGAU APHANE and ROBERT DZIVAKWI report.
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Jacobs, P. (2010) Household food insecurity, rapid food price inflation and the economic downturn in South Africa. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 86:38-51.
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Has the dramatic rise in food price inflation between 2007 and 2009 and the 2008-2009 economic downturn affected experiences of household hunger in South Africa? Two intersecting livelihood shocks rapid food price inflation and the global economic downturn affected virtually all South Africans in 2008. The 2008 General Household Survey shows a rise in household experiences of hunger in the orde...
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Temple, N.J. & Steyn, N.P. (2010) The cost of a healthy diet: a South African perspective. Nutrition. Online:November.
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Energy-dense foods are relatively cheap sources of energy but typically have a low nutrient density. People with a low income may therefore select a relatively less healthy diet. The high energy density of such diets helps explain the association between obesity and low socioeconomic status. Most studies have been carried out in highly developed countries. We have extended this research
to S...
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Temple, N.J., Steyn, N.P., Fourie, J. & De Villiers, A. (2010) Price and availability of healthy food: a study in rural South Africa. Nutrition. 27:55-58.
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We investigated the availability of healthier food choices and whether a healthier diet costs more than a diet commonly eaten by low-income families in South Africa. We visited 21 food stores in 14 rural towns of the Western Cape province of South Africa. We recorded the price and availability of 66 food items, including both commonly consumed foods as well as healthy options. Healthier food ...
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