The challenges facing empirical estimation of household food (in)security in South Africa
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Development Southern Africa
- Vol. 22 (1) , 103-123
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03768350500044651
Abstract
This paper sets out to describe current principle theoretical positions in food security research, describe and compare empirical South African food security studies with key international methodologies and pose research challenges for food security research in the country. Scant available food security studies for South Africa seem to indicate that food insecurity and hunger exist and are likely to increase due to increasing food price trends, greater reliance on cash food purchases and spiralling vulnerability as a result of HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality. Empirical research is urgently needed to determine the coping strategies of households under ‘normal’ conditions, identify vulnerable households, and monitor the impact of various shocks and stresses on household food security.Keywords
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