Food Insecure Household Coping Strategies: The Case of a Low Income Neighborhood in South Africa

Grobler, Wynand C.J.

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n13p100

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“…However, from a broader human development perspective, the impact of education on sustainability indicators goes far beyond, it contributes to the social, political as well as the cultural environment, which can have fundamental influence on the access and utilization of basic resources [25]. This finding is also in line with other studies done in Ethiopia and South Africa [26,27]. Moreover, in their cross country analysis, De Muro and Burrch (2007) [25] of the FAO suggested that primary education was a crucial element in reducing food insecurity in rural areas compared to other factors such as access to water, health, and sanitation [25].…”

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Gender and education as predictors of food insecurity among coffee farming households of the Jimma zone, Southwest of Ethiopia

2016

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Gender and education as predictors of food insecurity among coffee farming households of the Jimma zone, Southwest of Ethiopia

2016

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“…The Jumla case confirms the findings of studies undertaken elsewhere (see Chambers and Conway 1992;Ford and Beaumier 2011;Grobler 2014;Osbahr et al 2008) that consumption rationing is one measure that people in a food crisis adopt routinely. As mentioned earlier, people may be aware of but unable to avoid the long-term negative consequences of particular strategies.…”

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Withdrawing, resisting, maintaining and adapting: food security and vulnerability in Jumla, Nepal

2014

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The food security discourse has shifted from a narrow focus on food supply to a greater consideration of access, entitlements and sustainability. An emphasis on vulnerability has coincided with increased recognition that the causes of food insecurity are the result of a complex interaction between ecological, social, political and economic events and processes. Understanding the strategies that people employ to respond to these risks is critical to identifying pathways for change towards greater food security. We explore people's explanations of and responses in the context of changes to their livelihoods and the wider social-ecological system (SES) in which they are embedded. An integrated vulnerability framework, drawing on a SES approach, was applied to structure data collection, analysis and discussion in a food insecure region in Nepal. Using in-depth interviews, focus groups and historical data, we have examined negotiation processes, decision-making, actions and interactions within socialecological practices. Four distinct narratives and responses emerge-those of withdrawal, resistance, maintaining and/ or adapting to food insecure situations. These stories reveal the complexity of managing the lived experience of food insecurity. They highlight the need for adaptive policy responses and point towards pathways that are likely to contribute to greater food security.

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“…In the research Ngidi and Hendriks [32] performed at Jozini, a rural Municipality in South Africa, they found that relying on less preferred and/or inexpensive food was the most commonly employed strategy (88.4%)-followed by borrowing food or money for food and begging from friends or relatives for food (85.5%, in both). Grobler [37] found in Bophelong, a low-income neighborhood in South Africa, that the coping strategies used by most of the households in the sample is relying on less expensive commodities, followed by buying only necessities, sticking to budget, limiting portions and skipping meals. For their part, the work of Chagomoka et al [38], carried out in Ghana, pointed out that households used coping strategies more frequently, such as skipping meals the whole day, borrowing food or money to buy food, consuming seed stock and purchasing food on credit.…”

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Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

2018

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Households' food access remains a concern primarily in rural households in lower-and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study is to measure food access and to identify the coping strategies in indigenous households of the communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico. The representative sample was made up of 123 households from 38 communities. The survey was conducted face to face during the winter season between February and March 2015. Since all respondents only speak the Tarahumara language, authors were assisted by translators. The level of access to food was low in 54.47% of households. The main coping strategies used by households were rationing and augmenting short-term household food availability. Bivariate analyses were used, with Chi-square (χ 2 ) test suggesting that coping strategies associated with food access included: reliance on less expensive foods, purchasing food on credit, limiting portion size at meal times, skipping meals, and restricting consumption of adults to secure children's intake. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test indicated that the income derived from various households are identical across all food access levels. We conclude that the indigenous households did experience difficulties in obtaining food.

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Food Insecure Household Coping Strategies: The Case of a Low Income Neighborhood in South Africa

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Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

Gender and education as predictors of food insecurity among coffee farming households of the Jimma zone, Southwest of Ethiopia

Gender and education as predictors of food insecurity among coffee farming households of the Jimma zone, Southwest of Ethiopia

Withdrawing, resisting, maintaining and adapting: food security and vulnerability in Jumla, Nepal

Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

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