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Does Women Empowerment in Agriculture Affect Household Food Security? The Case of Rural Limpopo Province, South Africa

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  • Chitja, J.
  • Murugani, V.

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The link between the empowerment of women in agriculture and food security, was investigated in Limpopo Province. Data were collected in three irrigation scheme communities. Respondents were largely food secure, however, empowerment in agriculture and food security were weakly associated. This was partly attributed to the importance of the market in accessing food and the status quo of purchasing food versus own food production. It was concluded that pursuing women empowerment in agriculture and other sectors would likely improve food security. It was recommended that a more transformative and empowering system that allows farmers to diversify crop production and access more markets be sought. Nutrition education and advocacy would also improve household dietary diversity.

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  • Chitja, J. & Murugani, V., 2018. "Does Women Empowerment in Agriculture Affect Household Food Security? The Case of Rural Limpopo Province, South Africa," 2018 Annual Conference, September 25-27, Cape Town, South Africa 284775, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aeas18:284775
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.284775
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    1. Aziz, Noshaba & Ren, Yanjun & Rong, Kong & Zhou, Jin, 2021. "Women’s empowerment in agriculture and household food insecurity: Evidence from Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

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    women empowerment; food security; dietary diversity; irrigation schemes;
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