Takes more than two to tango: Intrahousehold food system agency and its intricacies in South Africa

S Ngarava - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Intra-household food system agency is affected by individual physiology, environmental
diversity, variations in social conditions, relational perspectives and distribution within …

Unmasking gender disparities in cocoa farming: the case of female land ownership in the Ashanti and Western North regions of Ghana

K Buabeng, K Löhr, R Asare, S Sieber - Journal of Social and Economic …, 2024 - Springer
Ghana's economy relies heavily on agriculture, with subsistence farming being the primary
source of income for rural households. Over 50% of the food grown worldwide is produced …

[HTML][HTML] “I find it hard to change poor food habits”: Measuring food choice motives in an emerging economy

NN Dlamini, G Ramkilawon, H Tuorila, HL de Kock - Appetite, 2024 - Elsevier
Food choices are driven by an array of motives that have been approached, determined and
quantified in a number of ways, mainly in developed countries. The objective of this study …

'I feed my family but I own no land': Understanding the complexities of women's irrigable land access and wellbeing in northern Ghana

IA Abdulai - World Development Perspectives, 2025 - Elsevier
Community irrigation schemes play a key role in the sustenance of rural women farmers.
However, the literature on how women's irrigable land access is intertwined with wellbeing …

Understanding the local implications of climate change: Unpacking the experiences of smallholder farmers in Thulamela Municipality, Vhembe District, Limpopo …

D Shoko Kori, W Musakwa, C Kelso - PLOS Climate, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Climate change is experienced locally. However, climate change impact assessments are
often done at the international, regional and national levels. Local level impacts are less …

[PDF][PDF] Does Financial Inclusion Influence Economic Efficiency of Rice Farming? Evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria

SB Ibrahim, RO Aminu, AO Arowolo, OO Okanlawon… - Rice Science, 2024 - ricesci.org
Local production of rice has struggled to meet local demand despite its suitability for
cultivation in many parts of Nigeria. Using data from 240 rice farmers, this study examined …

Why do farmers not irrigate all the areas equipped for irrigation? Lessons from Southern Africa

L Nhamo, S Mpandeli, S Liphadzi, TL Dirwai… - …, 2024 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
The reliance on rainfed agriculture exposes southern Africa to low agricultural productivity
and food and nutritional insecurity; yet, the region is endowed with vast irrigation potential …

Stakeholder dynamics and territorial disputes in nature reserves management: A case of Cwebe community, Eastern Cape, South Africa

JD Nyamahono - Interdisciplinary Journal of Rural and Community …, 2024 - pubs.ufs.ac.za
Nature reserves are important ideational spaces where global goals on environmental
conservation can be achieved. However, their management is complex and challenging …

The Expropriation of Agricultural Land: Understanding its Effects on Food Security and Economic Growth in South Africa

KS Tembe, MA Mubecua - African Journal of Development Studies, 2024 - journals.co.za
The current debate about the expropriation of agricultural land was trigged after the
unsuccessfulness of the willing buyer, willing seller approach to allocating land among the …

Resilience to food insecurity severity among rural, female-headed agrarian households in selected provinces of South Africa

HM Nkwana, A Mazenda - Agenda, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Despite their vulnerability to food insecurity, female-headed agrarian households
demonstrate remarkable resilience in ensuring household food production. This paper …