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- Adrino Mazenda
- Tinashe Mushayanyama
Abstract
This study used principal component analysis to provide targeted policy interventions in response to livelihood coping strategies adopted by low‐income households in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. The empirical findings are categorized into four food‐coping strategy groups. The first group comprises households that depend on begging and borrowing to survive. The second group comprises households who use credit to purchase food and subsequently restrict their meals or skip them altogether. The third group comprises households that frequently borrow money to purchase food. These households prioritize buying necessities and sticking to a budget. These households also resort to selling assets to cushion against income shocks. The final group comprises households that do not have food gardens and rely on buying cheap, undesired food that they eat in smaller portions during their meal times. These findings raise concerns about the need for policies that increase household income and food access for the vulnerable urban population. Raising awareness about healthy and nutritious foods that can be obtained at a lower cost is also essential. 本研究使用主成分分析来提供针对性的政策干预措施,以响应南非茨瓦内(比勒陀利亚)低收入家庭采取的生计应对策略。实证研究结果分为四个粮食应对策略组。第一组包括那些依靠乞讨和借贷生存的家庭。第二组包括那些使用信贷购买食物并随后限制进餐或完全不进餐的家庭。第三组包括那些经常借钱购买食物的家庭。这些家庭优先购买必需品并坚持预算。这些家庭还诉诸于出售资产以缓冲收入冲击。最后一组包括那些没有菜园的家庭,他们依靠购买廉价、不受欢迎的食物,并在用餐时少量食用这些食物。这些发现引起了一系列关切,即需要制定政策以增加弱势城市人口的家庭收入和食物获取。提高对“能以较低成本获得的健康和营养食品”的认识也是必不可少的。 En este estudio se utilizó el análisis de componentes principales para proporcionar intervenciones de políticas específicas en respuesta a las estrategias de supervivencia adoptadas por los hogares de bajos ingresos en Tshwane (Pretoria), Sudáfrica. Los hallazgos empíricos se clasifican en cuatro grupos de estrategias de supervivencia alimentaria. El primer grupo está formado por hogares que dependen de la mendicidad y el endeudamiento para sobrevivir. El segundo grupo está formado por hogares que utilizan el crédito para comprar alimentos y, posteriormente, restringen sus comidas o las saltan por completo. El tercer grupo está formado por hogares que frecuentemente piden dinero prestado para comprar alimentos. Estos hogares priorizan la compra de artículos de primera necesidad y el cumplimiento de un presupuesto. Estos hogares también recurren a la venta de activos para amortiguar los shocks de ingresos. El último grupo está formado por hogares que no tienen huertos y dependen de la compra de alimentos baratos y no deseados que comen en porciones más pequeñas durante las comidas. Estos hallazgos plantean inquietudes sobre la necesidad de políticas que aumenten los ingresos de los hogares y el acceso a los alimentos para la población urbana vulnerable. También es esencial crear conciencia sobre los alimentos saludables y nutritivos que se pueden obtener a un costo menor.
Suggested Citation
Adrino Mazenda & Tinashe Mushayanyama, 2024.
"Food insecurity and coping strategies of low‐income households in Tshwane, South Africa,"
Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(4), pages 388-406, December.
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RePEc:wly:povpop:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:388-406
DOI: 10.1002/pop4.417
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