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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 

    Philander, Freda Rhona (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 ...
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    Investigating the effectiveness of urban agriculture in addressing the dynamics of food insecurity in Khayelitsha: A case study of Moya Wekhaya Peace Gardens 

    Moloinyane, Bontle Tebello (University of the Western Cape, 2020)
    Food security is a challenge for most developing countries (Yahaya, 2018). In South Africa, poverty continues to be a stumbling block to food security for most of the population. Due to the socio-economic challenges plaguing ...
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    Exploring the link between youth migration and food security : a case study of Zimbabwean youths in Cape Town, South Africa 

    Sithole, Sean Thulani (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 ...
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    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 

    Nkomo, Grace Margaret (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 ...
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    An assessment of women’s participation in agricultural production: a case study of Marange Irrigation Scheme in Zimbabwe 

    Simango, Patience Masimba (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 ...
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    The impact of drought on household food security : a case study of Northern Tanzania 

    Ndzelen, Maria Goretti Diane (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 ...
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    Critical evaluation of the impact of urban agriculture on food security: Case study of urban food gardens in Kayamandi settlement in Stellenbosch, Western Cape 

    Salah, Abdikarim Ahmed (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 ...
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    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 

    Mfaku, Abongile (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. ...
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    A comparative analysis of alternative food security indicators, using farm workers in the Northern Cape Province as a case study 

    Ndondo, Zona; Devereux, Stephen (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 ...
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    Nutritional capabilities of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in Langa, Western Cape, South Africa 

    Rasmeni ,Akhona (University of Western Cape, 2021)
    The opportunities and challenges faced by young people who are not in any kind of employment, education or training (NEETs) are under-reported by scholars in the field of development. In this regard, what NEETs in South ...
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