Empirical Analysis of Food Security Status of Agricultural Households in the Platinum Province of South Africa

• Autorzy: Enioluwa Jonathan Ijatuyi , Abiodun Olusola Omotayo , Busisiwe Nkonki-Mandleni
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper gives a succinct report on an investigation into the food security constraints of rural farming households in the North West Province of South Africa. Data presented was gathered across the four districts, and was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The descriptive results showed that the mean age of rural farmers was 55 years and the average household size was 7 members. Logistic regression results on factors influencing food security in the study showed that variables such as age of the household's head, household feeding rate, the total cost of production, farm income and health expenditure had significant impact on the respondents' food security (at p < 0.05). As shown by Probit regression results, constraints such as the age of household head, food availability, veld fires, market availability, predator invasion, health expenditure and veterinary practices significantly influenced the achievement of food security in the study area. This study concluded that rural farming households were witnessing different dimensions of food insecurity which affected different aspects of their social and economic activities. It is therefore the responsibility of the government to come up with a holistic approach to address the present discrepancy in the national and grass-roots food security status. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Food security; Arable farm

PL

Bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe; Gospodarstwa rolne

• Czasopismo: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
• Rocznik: 2018
• Numer: z. 1 (47)
• Strony: 29--38

Twórcy

autor

Enioluwa Jonathan Ijatuyi

• North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa

autor

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo

• Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa

autor

Busisiwe Nkonki-Mandleni

• Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa

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DOI

10.17306/J.JARD.2018.00397