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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 ...
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. ...
An investigation into farming enterprises under the land redistribution program in the Southern Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2004)
In 1994, the first democratically elected South African government promised to redistribute 30 % of white-owned farmland to the formerly disadvantaged people in order to rectify the racially-based unequal distribution of ...
Impact of agricultural transformation policy on food security: Case study of selected smallholder farmers in Gicumbi District, Northern Province, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The agricultural sector significantly contributes to the economy of many countries and it arguably remains the backbone for sustainable economic growth, livelihood standards and employment opportunities among households ...
Investigating institutions and policies shaping smallholder farming in South Africa: A case study of the Nkomazi area, Mpumalanga province
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The agricultural sector plays an important role in the economy, globally. For developing countries, particularly rural areas, smallholder farming has become an active livelihood strategy. However, poverty and household ...
The cost of gaps in existing food price-stabilizing market policies in urban areas for poor women and their families: The case of Addis Ababa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Food inflation has been a challenge in Ethiopia since prices of staple foods started
rising in 2005, particularly threatening the food security of relatively poor and
marginalized groups, such as women. However, there ...