The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Food Security and Nutrition in South Africa
by LADZANI, R, 2009Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
An estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV and AIDS in 2007. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest number of HIV-infected persons (about 70%), yet it accounts for only 11% of the world population. South Africa is reported to have the highest number of HIV-infected persons in the world, with about 5.5 million people…
read more >>Food Security Definitions, Measurements and Recent Initiatives in South Africa and Southern Africa
by HART, T, 2009Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
The international debate on food security has changed during the past thirty years, culminating in a more robust but nuanced understanding. No longer is the availability of food at national level sufficient; all people must be able to access enough nutritious food at all times, no matter how marginal the areas in which they reside….
read more >>Exploring Statistics South Africa’s national Household Surveys as Sources of Information About Food Security and Subsistence Agriculture
by ALIBER, M, 2009Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
Aliber explores the usefulness of three Statistics South Africa surveys on household food insecurity and subsistence agriculture: the Income and Expenditure Survey, 2005/06 (food expenditure, food basket composition and dietary diversity); the General Household Survey (the nature and location of households experiencing hunger); and the Labour Force Survey (the involvement of black people in farming).The…
read more >>Food security in South Africa
by ALTMAN, M, HART, T & JACOBS P, 2009Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
The Human Sciences Research Council project on household food security in South Africa focused on measuring food security, the role of smallholder production, and the impact of gender and HIV and AIDS on food security. Some the key findings include:·There has been a dramatic fall in the experience of hunger since 2002, but under-nutrition remains…
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