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An appraisal of urban agriculture as a livelihood strategy for household food security : a case study of urban food gardens in Ward 51, Langa, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Food security is a development challenge in South Africa with 52% of the population being food insecure and 33% at risk of hunger. Inequalities and inefficient food distribution networks lead to inadequate access to ...
An assessment of women’s participation in agricultural production: a case study of Marange Irrigation Scheme in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Agriculture is the chief economic activity in many rural communities and women who make up the majority of the rural dwellers play a focal role in this sector. Despite efforts aimed at promoting women’s rights and ensuring ...
Local perceptions of the fast track land reform programme (FTLRP) in Umguza resettlement scheme in Zimbabwe
(2009)
Fast track land reform in Zimbabwe has caused a raging debate drawing a lot of attention to the re-distribution programme. The invasion of commercial farms had a bearing on agricultural production, food security, security ...
The impact of livelihood diversification on food Security amongst farm households in northern Ghana: a case study of bole district
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Diversifying livelihoods has over the last two decades been identified as an important theme in the development work, particularly concerning the poverty reduction agenda. In the developing world, farm households, urged ...
Household food security and the anthropometric status of children under five: evidence from the Kenya integrated household budget survey (2005/2006)
(2013)
Kenya has continued to record decreasing child mortality rates in recent years, with
available data showing that the under-five mortality rate was 85 per 1000 live births in
2010, down from 117 in 1997 (World Bank, 2012). ...
The impact of drought on household food security : a case study of Northern Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
With changes in climatic conditions being increasingly noticed around the world in the past 2 decades, drought has been identified as one of the main causes of food insecurity. Given the inseparable nature of food security ...
Exploring the link between youth migration and food security : a case study of Zimbabwean youths in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In recent times, debates on the connection between migration and development surfaced as essential discourses in contemporary development issues. Consequently, this led to the birth of what is currently popularly acknowledged ...
Governing the intertidal subsistence fisheries in Mozambique: vulnerability, marginalization and policy mismatches case study of the district of Palma (The Province of Cabo Delgado)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Since the earlier 1970s the government of Mozambique has been carrying out legal, political, economic and institutional reforms which are culminating in the establishment of the current fisheries governance systems. An ...
Social dynamics and sustainability in three community garden projects in the City of Johannesburg
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Social dynamics and sustainability in three community garden projects in the
City of Johannesburg
M. Lewis
MPhil Master’s full thesis, the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS),
Faculty of Economic ...
Fish in the life of Kalk Bay – Examining how fisheries policies are affecting the access to fish for the food security of the fishing community of Kalk Bay
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This thesis examines how recent South African government fisheries policies have affected the livelihoods and food security of small-scale fishers, using the Kalk Bay fishing community in Cape Town, South Africa, as a case ...