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Asset portfolios and food accessibility in a village in Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province

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dc.contributor.advisor Ferreira, F. M. en
dc.contributor.advisor Mearns, M. (Dr.) en
dc.contributor.advisor Anim, F. D. K. (Dr.) en
dc.contributor.author Maponya, Phokele Isaac en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-25T10:46:47Z
dc.date.available 2009-08-25T10:46:47Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08-25T10:46:47Z
dc.date.submitted 2008-06-30 en
dc.identifier.citation Maponya, Phokele Isaac (2009) Asset portfolios and food accessibility in a village in Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/795> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/795
dc.description.abstract This study aims at investigating household food accessibility categories (food insecure, vulnerable, marginal and food secure) of rural households in Sekhukhune district of Limpopo province. The study is based on five wards in Mamone village in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Ten households from each ward were randomly selected for the study. Structured questionnaires administered by enumerators were used to collect information from household heads. In all 50 household heads constitutes the sample size for the study. Data was collected from 20 August 2007 to 25 August 2007. Responses in the questionnaires were tabulated, coded and processed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) programme. Based on comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis the study showed that over 70 per cent of the sampled households were food insecure. Lack of education, income sources, water source, and infrastructure were some of the important factors contributing to food insecurity. The government should also give special attention to policy measures that guide towards the provision of household assets. It is recommended that special attention be given to measures that will provide the necessary factors that negatively affect household food security and vulnerability. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (vii, 61 leaves) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Limpopo province en
dc.subject South Africa en
dc.subject Education en
dc.subject Income sources en
dc.subject Water sources en
dc.subject Infrastructure en
dc.subject Sekhukhune en
dc.subject Household assets and policy en
dc.subject Household food security en
dc.subject.ddc 363.8096825 en
dc.subject.lcsh Food relief -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Food security -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Poverty -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Economic assistance, South African -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Food supply -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Hunger -- South Africa -- Limpopo -- Prevention en
dc.subject.lcsh Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- South Africa --Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Capital assets pricing model en
dc.subject.lcsh Sustainable agriculture -- South Africa -- Limpopo en
dc.subject.lcsh Limpopo (South Africa) -- Economic conditions en
dc.subject.lcsh Limpopo (South Africa) -- Rural conditions en
dc.title Asset portfolios and food accessibility in a village in Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Agriculture, Animal Health and Human Ecology en
dc.description.degree M.A. (Human Ecology) en


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