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Digital infrastructure and food systems in rural communities of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This study examines the relationship between digital infrastructure and the sustainability of
livestock systems in Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. The study aims to answer the question: Do digital
infrastructure transformations ...
Critical evaluation of the impact of urban agriculture on food security: Case study of urban food gardens in Kayamandi settlement in Stellenbosch, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This research investigates the impact of urban agriculture on food security through urban food garden projects in Kayamandi. Food insecurity is a major global challenge, 795 million people in the world suffer from hunger ...
Urban agriculture a livelihood strategy for food security in the Cape Flats: A case study of community-based and home food gardens in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Growing urban food insecurity has prompted many researchers, NGOs, international agencies and governments to advocate for urban agriculture as a livelihood strategy to improve the household food security of the urban poor. ...
Movement of Zimbabwean immigrants into, within and out of the farm labour market in Limpopo province of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis presents findings from ethnographic research conducted over a period of 17 months in the Blouberg and Molemole local municipalities of Capricorn District in Limpopo province with the aim of exploring mobility ...
A comparative analysis of alternative food security indicators, using farm workers in the Northern Cape Province as a case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The concept of food insecurity is complex and difficult to measure. Food insecurity is measured
at different levels – global, national, household and individual. In order to have appropriate
assessments of food security ...
Why we eat what we eat: Analysing the effects of gender on food choice amongst adults in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Multiple studies have explored aspects of food choice; however, few have used a gendered approach. Understanding issues relating to food from a gendered perspective has become crucial in terms of combating and preventing ...
Investigating the role of Meals on Wheels Community Services (MOWCS) on food security among older persons in Brooklyn
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Food insecurity remains a global challenge despite efforts to combat it in all its forms. Africa has the highest prevalence of food insecurity worsened by a deepened poverty affecting mostly children, women and the elderly. ...