Improving food security in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa: Too little, too slow

被引：22

作者：

D'Haese, Marijke ^{[1
]}

Vink, Nick ^{[2
]}

Nkunzimana, Tharcisse ^{[3
]}

Van Damme, Ellen ^{[1
]}

Van Rooyen, Johan ^{[2
]}

Remaut, Anne-Marie ^{[4
]}

Staelens, Lotte ^{[1
]}

D'Haese, Luc ^{[1
,5
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Agr Econ, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

[2] Univ Stellenbosch, Dept Agr Econ, ZA-7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa

[3] Monitoring Agr Resources Unit, Inst Environm & Sustainabil, Joint Res Ctr, I-21027 Ispra, Va, Italy

[4] Univ Ghent, Dept Food Safety & Food Qual, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

[5] Univ Antwerp, Dept Biosci Engn, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium

[6] Mostertsdrift, STIAS, ZA-7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa

来源：

DEVELOPMENT SOUTHERN AFRICA | 2013年 / 30卷 / 4-5期

关键词：

food security; case study; HFIAS categories; dietary diversity; hunger index; INSECURITY ACCESS SCALE; DIETARY DIVERSITY; NUTRITION; INTERVENTIONS; AGRICULTURE; POVERTY; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1080/0376835X.2013.836700

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Food insecurity is still remarkably high in the poorest areas of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Many rural households struggle to have sufficient access to the food they need or prefer. This article explores the extent of food access insecurity and assesses the perceived impact on food security of an Empowerment for Food Security Programme that was launched in the Province in 2007. One of the programme aims was to improve agricultural practices in community gardens, home gardens and broiler production. Data were collected among 390 beneficiary households involved in these agricultural projects in 2010. Findings confirmed that experience-based food insecurity levels were still high, despite the agricultural support programme and the government income transfers. Nevertheless, respondents attribute an improved dietary diversity and better access to resources to the programme.

引用

页码：468 / 490

页数：23

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