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Mpho Putu South Africa, with a population of about 54 million, is Africa's economic powerhouse. But many of its citizens still live in abject poverty, 20 years after the nation embraced democracy following the fall of apartheid While South Africa appears to be quite self-sufficient in terms of food, research estimate that more than 14 million South African people do not have access to nutritious, healthy and adequate food children being more affected. The general household survey in 2012, which found that 14-million people “regularly experience hunger”. Food is a fundamental human concern and central to the health of our communities, economy, environment, and bodies. Food is basic, yet the system we have built around it is complex, and inflexible. There is growing concern that our current food system is not working well some, would say it is broken. Too many people lack access to healthy food and too many people are experiencing hunger daily. This means that from day...

Mpho Putu   South Africa has enough food to feed its entire population, and yet many people, especially the poor in the rural areas, remain vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition.   Hunger is a reality today, it kills and is a scandal in a democratic South Africa, a country of plenty.     Hunger has become so deeply entrenched and prevalent, not only in the rural communities as it was thought, but also the major cities have been found to be struggling with food. A five-year study by the University of Cape Town's African Food Security Unit Network has exposed a food crisis that constitutes a "death sentence" for many and which the government has labelled as "serious". The survey found the hungriest people in South Africa are found in   Cape Town (80%) and Msunduzi, in KwaZulu-Natal (87%), that, in Johannesburg, 43% of the poor faced starvation and malnutrition. Researchers believe the figure could be higher. The plight of the hungry was highlighted in 2011...

Food Security in Rural Areas of North West Province: An Evaluation of Policy Impact . Mpho Putu, PhD Candidate Student number:212560882 333 Columbine Avenue Mondeor 2110 Mobile Number: 084 836 0966 Email: Mphoputu@gmail.com Promoters: Dr Mudara, Prof Bogali, Dr Kolanisi TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Background……………………………………………………………………………………………….3 2. Preliminary Literature review……………………………………………………………………...4 2.1 Problem Statement……………………………………………………………………….………..4 2.2 Justification of the Research……………………………………………………….……………..7 2.3. Research objectives………………………………………………………………………………7 2.4. Research questions……………………………………………………………………………….8 3. Theoretical and conceptual Frame work………………………………………………………..8 3.1 Concept of Food Security………………………………………………………………………....8 3.2. Food Security Component………………………………………………………………………..9 3.3. Poverty and vulnerability…………………………………………………………………………10 3.4. Food policies………………………………………………………...

Mpho Putu, 2012 July South Africa recently launched a new social protection initiative – the Food for All ”  inspired by Brazil’s “Zero Hunger strategy”. The Campaign intends to tackle some of South Africa’s most pressing social ills linked to hunger and malnutrition, especially affecting woman and children. Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forest – Calls it Zero hunger tolerance Hunger and malnutrition have become an increasingly worrying concern throughout South Africa. Also, high unemployment rates, the rippling effects of HIV/AIDS and gender inequality have aggravated the problem. Additionally, more and more South Africans, especially woman and children have become the central victims of this socially and economically debilitating issue. According to the Human Science Research Council of South Africa (HSRC), South Africa ranks among the countries with the highest rate of income inequality on the globe, in comparison to other middle income countries. Further, South Afric...