Since 1995 approximately 325 publications on stature have appeared in the social sciences,
which is more than a four-fold increase in the rate of production relative to the period 1977 …

This review examines the persistence of chronic hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa in the twenty-
first century and reviews dominant famine theories, concepts of vulnerability, and household …

This article aims to examine the impact of climate change on food security in South Africa.
For this purpose, the article adopted a desktop study approach. Previous studies, reports …

Abstract Although South Africa is food secure as a nation, many households remain food
insecure. The government has recognized several key food security challenges in the …

The new global and African food security agenda is overwhelmingly productionist and rural
in its orientation, and is based on the premise that food insecurity is primarily a rural problem …

Much of the developing world, including Kenya, is rapidly urbanizing. Rising food and fuel
prices in recent years have put the food security of the urban poor in a precarious position. In …

Food insecurity is a problem with multiple manifestations. Multiple contributing causes-social
norms, individual behavior and stages in the human life cycle, food availability and quality …

Urban food security is a significant development challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa. However,
the field is currently under‐researched and under‐theorized. Urban food insecurity, where it …

As the world continues to face widespread food insecurity, achieving food security for all at
all times is increasingly complicated. In South Africa, social grants and the use of wild foods …

Wild vegetables (WV) are an important source of food in the maize based subsistence
farming sector of rural South Africa. Their main role is as relish as they are used as an …