This paper reports the findings of a study conducted in 1999 to investigate the efficiency of maize storage practices employed by a sample of 134 small scale farmers from three communal areas of KwaZulu-Natal and the impact of these storage systems on household food security. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section includes the methodology followed by sample characteristics. The second section presents and discusses the results of the study which include the maize storage practices of the sample households, an analysis of the efficiency of storage and a description of their food security status (as inferred by nine selected indicators). Finally, conclusions and recommendationsare presented.
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Theme area
Values, policies and rights, Health equity in economic and trade policies, Poverty and health
Title of publication Impact of maize storage on rural household food security in Northern Kwazulu-Natal
Date of publication
2004
Publication type
Journal Article
Publication details
Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences 23 pp 8-15
Publication status
Published
Language
English
Keywords
food security, food crops, livelihoods, South Africa
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Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences