Original Research: Effects of rising food prices on household food security on femaleheaded households 2016;29(2) S Afr J Clin Nutr 6 Increased food insecurity and malnutrition may result, with tragic implications in the short and longterm, particularly for children, the aged, and other vulnerable members of society. In certain cases, the most adversely affected are the chronically urban and rural poor, the landless and femaleheaded households. 7 The ability of poor households to meet other important non-food expenses, such as education and health care, are limited by rising food prices. 8In Limpopo province, femaleheaded households spend an average of 53% of their total household income on food. 9 This confirms that poorer households, which are usually food insecure, spend a large fraction of their income on food. 9 The headline Consumer Price Index annual inflation rate in January 2013 was 5.4%. This rate was 0.3 of
AbstractBackground: Rising food prices can have a devastating effect on the health of poor households by making it more difficult for them to afford basic food baskets. Although South Africa is food secure as a nation, it does not mean that every household is able to access nutritionally adequate food.
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