A5068329359- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Human Rights and Development
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
Stellenbosch University
2016-2025
Western Cape Department of Health
2020-2021
International Food Policy Research Institute
2007-2011
University of the Witwatersrand
2010
University of Cambridge
2009
South African Institute of International Affairs
2009
The Royal Free Hospital
2008
University College London
2008
Human Sciences Research Council
2003-2005
Abstract Creating a just and sustainable planet will require not only small changes, but also systemic transformations in how humans relate to the each other, i.e., social–ecological transformations. We suggest there is need for collaborative environments where experimentation with new configurations of systems can occur, we refer these as transformative spaces. In this paper, seek better understanding design enable creation spaces development context. analyse nine case studies from previous...
Despite South Africa being a food-secure country in terms of aggregate food availability, it is listed by the World Health Organization as one 36 high-burden countries, home to large numbers stunted children. Recent findings, context both over- and under-nutrition, have indicated that adult child malnutrition rates deteriorated Africa. The complementarities synergies between access utilisation need be aligned interventions used address strengthen nutrition security. This particularly...
Smallholder farmers in South Africa find it challenging to participate the modern economy. Most of these have limited access credit and insurance, markets which sell their produce. This paper reviews ethnographic research data argues that smallholder struggle take part agricultural value chains Africa. System dynamics modelling is used understand relating value-chain participants, determine whether sufficient answer question as participants potentially largest impact on farmers. The results...
Feeding the world's population a healthy, affordable and environmentally sustainable diet is one of greatest challenges 21st century has been highlighted in Sustainable Development G...
Sustainably achieving the goal of global food security is one greatest challenges 21st century. The current system failing to meet needs people, and at same time, having far-reaching impacts on environment undermining human well-being in other important ways. It increasingly apparent that a deep transformation way we produce consume needed order ensure more just sustainable future. This paper uses concept regime shifts understand key drivers innovations underlying past disruptions explore...
Recent research conducted in Lesotho, Kenya and South Africa has revealed that HIV/Aids will seriously impact on a range of land issues as direct result very high infection rates these countries. affect different forms use, the functioning administration systems, rights women orphans well poor generally, inheritance practices norms. The epidemic not only affects productivity infected, but also diverts labour household extended family away from other productive reproductive activities they...
This article describes dietary diversity in relation to other food security indicators used a cross-sectional livelihood survey that included 499 randomly selected households within five municipalities Greater Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Indicators calculated using data collected by questionnaire household score (DDS), living standards measure, months of shortages and insecurity access scale (HFIAS). Households with DDS ≤ 4 (n = 267) > 232) were compared analysis variance...
Abstract In 2002 the Integrated Food Security Strategy (IFSS) was approved by Cabinet as strategy that would integrate many previously isolated policies tackling challenge of food insecurity in South Africa. Recent focus on security due to rising prices at a national and global level has placed agenda back spotlight. this paper it is argued there disjuncture between institutional response mechanism defined Africa's complexity nationally. It outlines why, seated uncomfortably under leadership...
This paper considers the question of dietary diversity as a proxy for nutrition insecurity in communities living inner city and urban informal periphery Johannesburg. It argues that issue demands urgent immediate attention by policy makers. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken households from (n = 195) formal 292) areas Johannesburg, South Africa. Foods consumed respondents previous day were used to calculate Dietary Diversity Score; score < 4 considered low. Statistical comparisons means...
The nutrition transition literature has generally drawn on epidemiologic and demographic changes to make its argument, because in many cases broader data are not available the drivers of change. Going further, this paper draws wider food systems literature, includes price expenditure data, join dots from macroeconomic system change sources, production, price; household-level expenditures; changing diets health outcomes, illustrated through case Zambia. Many economic present Zambia, including...
In light of rising levels youth unemployment in South Africa, now at 50 per cent, research was undertaken to better understand the paradox young people turning away from agricultural employment spite such high country. The brings new evidence perspectives on contemporary attitudes, experiences and expectations work sector Africa.The took a narrative-based approach using SenseMaker as tool for blended qualitative quantitative data collection. A sample 573 narratives drawn across three sites...
COVID-19 posed threats for health and well-being directly, but it also revealed exacerbated social-ecological inequalities, worsening hunger poverty millions. For those focused on transforming complex problematic system dynamics, the question was whether such devastation could create a formative moment in which transformative change become possible. Our study examines experiences of agents six African countries engaged efforts to or support processes. To better understand relationship...
Several countries in Southern Africa now see large numbers of their population barely subsisting at poverty levels years without shocks, and highly vulnerable to the vagaries weather, economy government policy. The combination HIV/AIDS, food insecurity a weakened capacity for governments deliver basic social services has led region experiencing an acute phase long-term emergency. "Vulnerability" is term commonly used by scientists practitioners describe these deteriorating conditions. There...
The Stellenbosch University Food Security Initiative provides a platform on which range of research projects has been developed, spanning different faculties and departments, including the health sciences, agricultural engineering, social sciences. Drawing selection these projects, some are published in special section this issue Security, paper highlights key emerging findings their implications for future work field South Africa. It incorporates perspectives food security country,...
An enabling environment for malnutrition reduction includes creating policy and political momentum, converting momentum to implementation impact. We used several qualitative data sources investigate changes in action over time Zambia. There now exists coherent covering key nutrition issues from sectors, multisectoral coordination structures at national level pilot districts. However, into faces challenges of limited funding commitment, with increased donor resources currently bridging the...
Abstract International experience reveals that food policy development often occurs in silos and offers few tangible mechanisms to address the interlinked, systemic issues underpinning nutrition insecurity. This paper investigated what South African government policies cover terms of different aspects system, who is responsible for them, how coordinated they are. Policy objectives were categorized into seven domains relevant systems: agriculture, environment, social protection, health, land,...
Abstract Objective: To examine power and governance arrangements in food nutrition policy formulation agenda-setting South Africa Design: Analysis of the implementation environment in-depth interviews were conducted focussing on: existing content priorities across system sectors; institutional structures for cross-sectoral external stakeholder engagement; exercise relation to policies; opportunities strengthen action on nutrition. Setting: Participants: Interviews with 48 key stakeholders...