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Determinants of Food Access in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, South Africa

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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

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Several indicators are utilised for food security analysis and a majority of interventions have their variants at different geographic contexts. These limitations substantiate why most develo** nations have been giving increased attention to food security for sustainable livelihoods. Although international organisations have established the potential to address these limitations, food security issues in African rural contexts have not been properly documented. This investigation sought to contribute factors influencing food (in) security by using a comprehensive household survey of 117 households from Mavuso community within South Africa’s Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality (RMLM). A Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) approach for assessment was applied and the determining factors of food security were ascertained by an ordered logit regression model. Outcomes disclosed that factors determining household food security status were age, education status, food gardening, indigenous knowledge and remittances. Hence, in order to assist in boosting food security, the study recommends priority be centred on the reflected vital institutional and socio-economic aspects that serve as a basis for advanced studies and proactive action on augmenting food security for sustainability. Furthermore, utility of the HFIAS method has the capability to counterpart other information for devising directed food policies in rural communities.

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Authors thank the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) for funding and the numerous respondents who provided some of the evidence.

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  1. Department of Geography and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, 1 King William’s Town Road, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Martin Munashe Chari

  2. Risk and Vulnerability Science Centre (RVSC), Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, 1 King William’s Town Road, Private Bag X1314, Alice, 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Martin Munashe Chari, Leocadia Zhou & Saul Ngarava

  3. Department of Agriculture Economics and Extension, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

    Thulani Ningi

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Chari, M.M., Zhou, L., Ngarava, S., Ningi, T. (2022). Determinants of Food Access in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, South Africa. In: Leal Filho, W., Kovaleva, M., Popkova, E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98617-9_28

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