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Evaluation of the microbial aspect of rural small-scale dairy farmers raw milk handling practices from production to utilisation.
(2019)Milk is an essential source of nutrients for human beings and animals and can provide benefits socially and economically for poor households. Food security, nutrition, livelihoods, resilience and poverty alleviation for ... -
Integration of indigenous knowledge systems and modern climate science: development of a mobile application to improve smallholder agricultural production.
(2019)In sub Saharan Africa, subsistence agriculture underpins rural livelihoods. However, climate change has negatively affected rural smallholder farming due to over-dependence on climate-sensitive rain-fed agriculture. The ... -
A gendered analysis on the role and potential of goat production to improve income and food security in semi-arid areas of South Africa.
(2020)Small scale goat farming has a potential to contribute to livelihoods particularly in semi-arid areas where rainfall is erratic and crop farming is too risky. The broad objective of the study was to conduct a gendered ... -
Indigenising instant noodles: an interface of traditional amaranthus leaves and wheat for improved food and nutrition security.
(2019)Instant noodles are becoming the new global staple and breakfast food due to their versatility and convenience. For centuries, instant noodles were a staple food only in East Asian countries; however, their consumption has ... -
Local economic sustainability under smallholder subsistence farming.
(2018)Food insecurity an issue for many rural households in South Africa. Many South African rural households mainly depend on subsistence agriculture for their livelihoods, income, and food security. However, subsistence ... -
Urban and peri-urban agriculture: an analysis of the perceptions and use of food sovereignty among low-income dwellers in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2018)Urbanisation has transfigured the urban landscape and heightened food acquisition within cities. Urbanisation, coupled with systemic socio-economic, political and climatic challenges, has heightened food security concerns. ... -
Performance analysis of management strategies in Tshiombo irrigation scheme of South Africa.
(2018)The poor performance of most irrigation schemes has undermined their potential of transforming the rural community into economic hubs which will create employment for rural people. Therefore, focusing on the management ... -
The food and nutrition security potential of smallholder dairy farming in rural Eastern Cape, and evaluation of milk handling and hygiene practices.
(2016)Milk is a leading nutritive food source. Rural smallholder dairy farmers in South Africa have the potential to contribute significantly to milk supply for own consumption as well as to the lucrative formal urban markets, ... -
Does nutrition transition distort food choices and dietary patterns contributing to obesity among black African women? : a case of African women from Pietermaritzburg.
(2018)Obesity and its attendant nutrition-related non-communicable diseases and other risk factors has long been identified as a serious public health concern globally and locally. Based on those concerns, the author investigated ... -
An investigation into the role of irrigated gardens in filling the food gap in Kavango East region, Namibia.
(2018)Kavango East region is facing insufficient food for most of its community, especially in the rural areas since 2012. This is attributed to climate change which induces, in most cases, drought and floods. The Government of ... -
The role of rural youth in the smallholder farming sector: challenges and opportunities in Okhahlamba Local Municipality, South Africa.
(2018)Smallholder farming is seen as an important vehicle through which the goals of addressing poverty, food insecurity and unemployment can be achieved. However, factors such as adverse climatic conditions, shortage of labour ... -
Selection and implementation of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies: performance and willingness for adoption.
(2018)The role of subsistence and smallholder agriculture on peoples’ livelihoods in the majority of rural African households is directly related to household food security. Subsistence and smallholder farming provides food at ... -
Nutritional, sensory and health-promoting properties of provitamin A-biofortified maize stiff porridges and extruded snacks.
(2015)Provitamin A-biofortified maize has been developed to contribute to the alleviation of vitamin A deficiency (VAD), which is prevalent in the sub-Saharan African region where vitamin A- deficient white maize is a leading ... -
Gender adaptive capacity to climate variability and change in pastoral communities : case study of Turkana in North-western Kenya.
(2017)Recurrent droughts due to climate change have led to the vulnerability of the pastoralist communities, leading to loss of assets and food insecurity. Climate change will have different impacts on women and men’s livelihoods. ... -
The nutritional composition and acceptability of moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP)-supplemented mahewu : a maize meal-based beverage for improved food and nutrition security.
(2018)Adequate nutrition is widely recognized as an essential element for a healthy and productive lifestyle. However, poor nutrition, which leads to preventable health challenges, remains a critical global challenge. Over two ... -
An analysis of the food baskets and their implications for household food security, uMsunduzi Local Municipality.
(2018)In South Africa, most, poor households rely on food purchases than production, the regularity of quality food intake relates directly to cost and access. The compromised access to food status exposes most households to ... -
Impact of cash cropping on smallholder farming households’ food security in Shamva District, Zimbabwe.
(2017)Over 1.5 million Zimbabweans were food insecure in the 2015/2016 season, with the majority being in the rural areas. Land reform programmes have been implemented to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Smallholder ... -
Development of a framewok for managing food security programme : an analysis of student food insecurity and the interventions at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2018)Food insecurity is a critical challenge affecting many households in post-apartheid South Africa. The 2017 report by Statistics South Africa indicated that food poverty had increased by 2,8 million in headcount, from 11 ... -
The potential of Moringa oleifera (Lam.) leaves for use in complementary foods to combat child food and nutrition insecurity among South African rural and peri-urban communities.
(2017)The inadequate nutritional quality of complementary foods is a major public health problem in developing countries such as South Africa, and contributes towards the reported high rates of child malnutrition. Consequently, ... -
Assessment of the contribution of smallholder agriculture to rural household food security in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province.
(2017)While South Africa appears to meet its national food requirements, access to food at household level remains a challenge for 14.3 million South Africans. Paradoxically, the majority of households with inadequate or severely ...
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