Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Social Work at the University Of Zululand, South Africa, 2013. / For many poor people globally, in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa, food security continues to be
a challenge today. Ever rising poverty levels, an increase in the prevalence of the HIV/ AIDS
pandemic, reduced rainfall accompanied by changing climatic patterns, environmental
degradation, the complexities associated with urbanization, globalization as well as technology
shift in the agricultural sector and capitalistic market economies all play a role in the food
security crisis. This research has highlighted some of the factors that influence the food economy
and related these to the household food security of poor rural dwellers. Achieving household
food security for poor rural households requires an integrated approach in terms of poverty
eradication as well as deliberate efforts with regards to food production and distribution within a
framework of ecological integrity, with an aim of empowering the poor and ensuring that their
household food security is guaranteed.
The basic finding, and one which impacts directly on the household food security of residents of
the Manguzi rural settlement, is that the majority of them consisted largely of households that
depended on casual employment, and were therefore classified as poor. However, as a survival
mechanism, some households with experience in agriculture from rural areas have resorted to
home gardens, as well as initiated group gardens.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/1251 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Gumede, Nonhlanhla Florence |
| Contributors | Ntombela, N.H., Nzimande, S.V. |
| Publisher | University of Zululand |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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