Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa

This study used a survey questionnaire to investigate the state and determinants of household food security in South Africa and Botswana. In South Africa, 1557 households in two District Municipalities within Eastern Cape Province participated in the study. In Botswana, data was collected from 506 i...

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Autores principales:	Simbarashe Ndhleve, Clarah Dapira, Hlekani Muchazotida Kabiti, Zibongiwe Mpongwana, Elphina Nomabandla Cishe, Motebang Dominic Vincent Nakin, Stephen Shisanya, Keitirele Patricia Walker
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Publicado:	Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta 2021
Materias:	food access, food availability, food security, household food insecurity access score Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Business HF5001-6182
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1add8e0594844b029dbd97712914c9a32021-11-22T08:03:57ZHousehold Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa2407-814X2527-923810.18196/agraris.v7i2.11451https://doaj.org/article/1add8e0594844b029dbd97712914c9a32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/ag/article/view/11451https://doaj.org/toc/2407-814Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2527-9238This study used a survey questionnaire to investigate the state and determinants of household food security in South Africa and Botswana. In South Africa, 1557 households in two District Municipalities within Eastern Cape Province participated in the study. In Botswana, data was collected from 506 in Southern Kanye, southeast District, and Gaborone households. The paper employed Household Food Insecurity Access Scale and Prevalence to investigate the state food security across the sample population. The Household Food Insecurity Access Prevalence was used to determine the characteristics of and changes in household food insecurity of the sample households. The linear and ordinal regression analyses were carried out to outline determinants of food insecurity in the region. Findings emanating from the current study show a high prevalence of food insecurity in both countries. Meanwhile, geographical location, household size, and socio-economic infrastructure emerged as common determinants of food security for Botswana and South Africa. The paper recommends state-mediated intervention to improve access to basic socio-economic infrastructure and address unemployment rates in both countries as key areas to improve food security status.Simbarashe NdhleveClarah DapiraHlekani Muchazotida KabitiZibongiwe MpongwanaElphina Nomabandla CisheMotebang Dominic Vincent NakinStephen ShisanyaKeitirele Patricia WalkerUniversitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakartaarticlefood access, food availability, food security, household food insecurity access scoreAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972BusinessHF5001-6182ENAgraris: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development Research, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 207-224 (2021)
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spellingShingle	food access, food availability, food security, household food insecurity access score Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Business HF5001-6182 Simbarashe Ndhleve Clarah Dapira Hlekani Muchazotida Kabiti Zibongiwe Mpongwana Elphina Nomabandla Cishe Motebang Dominic Vincent Nakin Stephen Shisanya Keitirele Patricia Walker Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa
description	This study used a survey questionnaire to investigate the state and determinants of household food security in South Africa and Botswana. In South Africa, 1557 households in two District Municipalities within Eastern Cape Province participated in the study. In Botswana, data was collected from 506 in Southern Kanye, southeast District, and Gaborone households. The paper employed Household Food Insecurity Access Scale and Prevalence to investigate the state food security across the sample population. The Household Food Insecurity Access Prevalence was used to determine the characteristics of and changes in household food insecurity of the sample households. The linear and ordinal regression analyses were carried out to outline determinants of food insecurity in the region. Findings emanating from the current study show a high prevalence of food insecurity in both countries. Meanwhile, geographical location, household size, and socio-economic infrastructure emerged as common determinants of food security for Botswana and South Africa. The paper recommends state-mediated intervention to improve access to basic socio-economic infrastructure and address unemployment rates in both countries as key areas to improve food security status.
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author	Simbarashe Ndhleve Clarah Dapira Hlekani Muchazotida Kabiti Zibongiwe Mpongwana Elphina Nomabandla Cishe Motebang Dominic Vincent Nakin Stephen Shisanya Keitirele Patricia Walker
author_facet	Simbarashe Ndhleve Clarah Dapira Hlekani Muchazotida Kabiti Zibongiwe Mpongwana Elphina Nomabandla Cishe Motebang Dominic Vincent Nakin Stephen Shisanya Keitirele Patricia Walker
author_sort	Simbarashe Ndhleve
title	Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa
title_short	Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa
title_full	Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa
title_fullStr	Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa
title_sort	household food insecurity status and determinants: the case of botswana and south africa
publisher	Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1add8e0594844b029dbd97712914c9a3
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Household Food Insecurity Status and Determinants: The Case of Botswana and South Africa

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