The socio-economic profile of urban farming and non-farming households in the informal settlement area of the Cape Town Metropole in South Africa

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

2018

Different food security (FS) indicators were used to determine the level of FS on all dimensions of FS in the informal settlement areas of the Western Cape Metropole in South Africa. With regards to food access, 78% of households are severely food insecure, while just more than 50% of households earn more than the US$ 2 per capita per day food poverty line and with 21% of the households that fall below the critical point of US$ 1.25 per capita per day. The average total household expenditure on food is R338.26, whereto the share of income spent is an average of 52.5% of household income. Households experience 4.3 hungry months during a year, meaning challenges are experienced concerning food availability. The household diet diversity score (HDDS) was used to measure utilisation and it was found that 10.4 out of 18 different food groups/categories were consumed. Most significant differences can be seen for FS indicators between areas, but no significant differences were measured between farming and non-farming households. This means that households involved in farming are not more food secure than those not involved in farming. Bonteheuwel and Kraaifontein were the two areas most severely affected by food insecurity according to Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), Household Diet Diversity Score (HDDS) as well as Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP) and the food poverty measures. Gugulethu and Khayelitsha on the other hand seem to be the most food secure of all these areas.

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Section: Household Food Insecurity Access Scalementioning

confidence: 81%

The level of household food security of urban farming and non-farming households in the informal settlement area of the Cape Town Metropole in South Africa

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

2018

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“…Agricultural related activities are the first source of income for just over 10% of urban farming households. The above socio-economic indicators are well described in an article by Swanepoel, Van Niekerk and D'Haese (2017). Table 4 shows the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale level in relation to some livelihood characteristics.…”

Section: Household Socio-economic Demographic Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An analysis of the indicators affecting urban household food insecurity in the informal settlement area of the Cape Town Metropole

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

Rooyen

2018

Households in the informal settlement areas of the Cape Town Metropole face different challenges in terms of poverty and food security. Challenges are determined by the social and economic circumstances these households subside in. Many initiatives by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture was initiated to aid households in these areas. Some of the initiatives include the implementation of urban household and community food gardens assisted by the Department's extension division. A thorough analysis of these indicators is imperative to initiate development planning. The results showed that 26.1% of household heads completed school, while 33.8% did not reach secondary school (grade 7). The average household size is 4.29 persons in the study area. The average age of household head was 48 and 50.64 years for non-farmer groups and urban farming households respectively. The average monthly income per household was R3543.22. The main source of income generated throughout the year derived from formal salaries or wages (46.4%), while child support grants and pension funds also contributed towards income. Expenditure factors accounts for 20.4% of the variance of factors affecting food security. The expenditure component is comprised by the share of food expenditure on income, the total value of food consumed and the household diet diversity score. The socioeconomic indicators component forms the second largest component group (15.15%), while the components with a lesser effect include a food security component, an urban farming component and a geographical and market component.

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Analysing the contribution of urban agriculture towards urban household food security in informal settlement areas

Development Southern Africa

Tirivanhu

2021