Human Development and Food Sovereignty: A Step Closer to Achieving Food Security in South Africa’s Rural Households

Mbajiorgu, Grace

doi:10.1177/0021909619875757

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“…Participation in livestock and grain markets have also been treated as a means of securing access to food through different forms of market exchange (Beyene, 2015;Beyene and Kassie, 2015). It is possible that poverty may have the propensity to deny households access to market-sourced food (Mbajiorgu, 2019) or farmers may require additional skills to operate in commercial markets (Hendriks, 2014). Households located close to markets may typically allocate resources to off-farm enterprises that provide inconsistent income.…”

Section: Predictors Of Food Deficitmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Intensification Practices Reduce Food Deficit for the Best- and Worst-Off Households in Ethiopia and Mozambique

Wilkus¹,

deVoil²,

Marenya³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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An adequate food supply is widely recognized as a necessary condition for social development as well as a basic human right. Food deficits are especially common among semi-subsistence farming households in eastern and southern Africa and farm productivity is widely regarded as the locus for enhancing household food outcomes. However, knowledge gaps surrounding benefits associated with climate smart, productivity-enhancing technologies require attention. This study evaluates benefits associated with sustainable intensification farm management practices (crop residue retention, minimum tillage, manure application and use of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizer, and improved seeds) for household calorie and protein supplies and demonstrates their scope across households with high-, moderate- and low- likelihoods of calorie and protein deficits. Household-level calorie and protein deficits were estimated from survey data on food production, acquisition and consumption for households in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Multinomial logistic models were used to identify drivers of household food deficit status and logistic model trees established “rules of thumb” to classify households by food deficit status as low, moderate or high likelihood. In Ethiopia, especially wet seasons were associated with a high likelihood of a food deficit while especially dry seasons were associated with a high likelihood of food deficit in Mozambique. The practices associated with sustainable intensification and related technologies substantially enhanced food outcomes in groups with a high- and a low-likelihood of food deficit, and associated benefits were high for the best-off households. Benefits associated with sustainable intensification technologies were not observed for households with a moderate likelihood of a food deficit and some technologies even increased risk. The sustainable intensification practices assessed here were associated with improved food outcomes yet benefits were limited in scope for households of intermediate status. Thus, there is a need to expand the technical options available to reduce food deficit.

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Section: Predictors Of Food Deficitmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Intensification Practices Reduce Food Deficit for the Best- and Worst-Off Households in Ethiopia and Mozambique

Wilkus¹,

deVoil²,

Marenya³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…( 5) Food security in yards or gardens for horticulture and family medicinal plants can preserve unique, interesting, and beneficial local wisdom products, both in terms of health and economic added value for welfare without damaging the environment (ecology). (Adhikari, 2000;Forrest, 2017;Kegler, Norton, & Aronson, 2008;Mbajiorgu, 2020;Merzel et al, 2007;Widanage, 2013;Monirul., Alam., & Mushtaq, 2018;Sulaiman, Chusmeru, & Kuncoro, 2019;Yoo et al, 2021).…”

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Community Empowerment Program Based on Green Economy in Preserving Herbs as Local Wisdom

Sulaiman

Masrukin²,

Putri³

2022

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Rural communities have ways to maintain the health of their families, and the community environment by processing plants and herbal products during the Corona Virus Disease-2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The study aims to design a community empowerment program base on the green economy in preserving herbs as local wisdom. The study used Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) is relevant to the design of empowerment by collecting data through interview dialogue, observation, documentation, and focus group discussions. Research informants were determined through purposive sampling, namely stakeholders in the government of Tegal Regency, Central Java Province in Indonesia, such as the head of the health department and regional technical implementing unit for the Herbal Medicine Tourism (HMT) area in Kalibakung, the Headman of the Kalibakung Village, herbal practitioners, and empowerment groups. Participatory research analysis was used to identify, and categorize problems, prepare action plans, evaluate the entire process, and implement actions. The results of the study showed: (1) The community around the HMT area has not been empowered to cultivate plants and herbal products, so mutually beneficial partnerships have not been established. (2) HMT area in Kalibakung and the surrounding community land have the potential for cultivating herbal plants that can realize health independence for families, and communities, so there need to be empowerment programs. (3) The empowerment programs for the cultivation of plants and herbal products could be started by increasing the motivation and inspiration for the benefits of herbs, knowledge, understanding, and skills of products, and the cultivation of herbal plants in a sustainable manner.

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“…According to its report released in 2018, this region will continue to rely on the global markets' food supply to feed its populace due to its insufficient capacity to produce adequate food (FAO, 2019). Mbajiorgu (2020) reported that households and communities' prevailing realities determine food security strategies. This author seems to think that South Africa's agricultural transformation is an important food security strategy.…”

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The effect of the food insecurities in farming and non-farming households: lesson learnt from households in the Francis Baard district municipality, Northern Cape Province of South Africa

Shushu

Mmbengwa

Swanepoel

2021

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of food insecurity in farming and non-farming households in the Francis Baard District Municipality. The research approach used in this study was quantitative. By using a cross-sectional survey, data was collected referring to the population of interest. A simple random sample comprising of 516 respondents from farming and non-farming households in the Frances Baard Municipality was selected. The data were analysed using multiple logistic regression (MLR) models. The results revealed that food shortages are more likely (B = 0.22, p = 0.01) to cause severe food insecurities in farming households when access to food gardens and smallholding is constant. On the other hand, non-farming households could also be affected by severe food insecurity due to food shortages (B = 0.29, p = 0.04) and lack of access to smallholding farming areas. The results further showed that food gardening is highly likely to reduce severe food insecurity. The results imply that the municipality has to provide access to food gardening facilities and smallholder plots for non-farming and farming households to combat severe food insecurity and promote food security. The policy on comprehensive producer support only recognises the support for the farmers' different categories than the households. Therefore, it is recommended that the policymakers amend this policy to enable the household to be empowered as beneficiaries.

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Human Development and Food Sovereignty: A Step Closer to Achieving Food Security in South Africa’s Rural Households

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Sustainable Intensification Practices Reduce Food Deficit for the Best- and Worst-Off Households in Ethiopia and Mozambique

Sustainable Intensification Practices Reduce Food Deficit for the Best- and Worst-Off Households in Ethiopia and Mozambique

Community Empowerment Program Based on Green Economy in Preserving Herbs as Local Wisdom

The effect of the food insecurities in farming and non-farming households: lesson learnt from households in the Francis Baard district municipality, Northern Cape Province of South Africa

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