The Role of Traditional Leafy Vegetables in the Food Security of Rural Households in South Africa

Vorster, H.J.; Rensburg, W.S. Jansen van; Stevens, Joseph Benjamin; Steyn, Gert J.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2009.806.27

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“…28 In the current study, this was only found to be the case in the rural KZN site. Approximately a quarter of the respondents of the quantitative survey thought that consumption of imifino is good because "it saves money".…”

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“…27,28 The importance of location on the availability of green leafy vegetables is illustrated by the period of availability of blackjack for the two KZN sites (which are approximately 20 km apart). At the rural KZN site, where a river is flowing through the village, blackjack is available during winter, growing on the river banks, while in the urban site, where there is no river, it is available only in summer.…”

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“…28,41 The leaves are dried either in the sun or in the shade. Tanzanian studies have suggested that the traditional processing practices of sun-drying reduce the concentration of carotenoids.…”

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African leafy vegetables consumed by households in the Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa

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South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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African leafy vegetables consumed by households in the Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa

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“…Voster et al [74] reported that young growing and tender leaves are used in the preparation of vegetables dishes in South Africa. Petioles and in some cases young tender stems are also included but old, hard stems are discarded [74].…”

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African Leafy Vegetables: A Review of Status, Production and Utilization in South Africa

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African leafy vegetables (ALVs) are mostly gathered from the wild, with few selected species being cultivated, usually as part of a mixed cropping system in home gardens or smallholder plots. They have important advantages over exotic vegetable species, because of their adaptability to marginal agricultural production areas and their ability to provide dietary diversity in poor rural communities. Despite their significance in food and nutrition security, there is limited availability or access to these crops leading to underutilisation. The objective of this review was to document the state of utilisation and production of ALVs in South Africa. A qualitative systematic approach review of online sources, peer reviewed papers published in journals, books and other publications was conducted. There is lack of suitable production systems, innovative processing, and value-adding techniques that promote utilisation of ALVs. Furthermore, there is a perception that ALVs are food for the poor among the youth and urban folks, while, among the affluent, they are highly regarded as being nutritious. To promote ALVs from household consumption and commercialisation, further research on agronomy, post-harvest handling, storage and processing is required in South Africa.

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“…Indigenous leafy food crops are vegetables of locality which originated from an area and may or may not be confined to that particular region (Vorster, 2007). Indigenous leafy vegetables account for about 10% of the world's higher plants often regarded as weed (Nnamani et al, 2009).…”

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Enhancing leafy foods’ intake for optimal nutrition and human security in the South Pacific

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Prasad²,

Bhati³

2014

S. Pac. J. Nat. App. Sci.

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The Role of Traditional Leafy Vegetables in the Food Security of Rural Households in South Africa

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African leafy vegetables consumed by households in the Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa

African leafy vegetables consumed by households in the Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa

African Leafy Vegetables: A Review of Status, Production and Utilization in South Africa

Enhancing leafy foods’ intake for optimal nutrition and human security in the South Pacific

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