Linking smallholder agriculture and water to household food security and nutrition

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 3 SPECIAL EDICTION, 2007, Pages 327-336

  Wenhold, F A M ^a   Faber, M ^b   Van Averbeke, W ^c   Oelofse, A ^d   Van Jaarsveld, P ^b   Jansen Van Rensburg, W S ^e   Van Heerden, I ^e   Slabbert, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Household food security; Malnutrition; Nutrition; South Africa; Water

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY; MALNUTRITION;

NUTRITION;

NUTRITION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; PLANT PRODUCT; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34250357722     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v33i3.180590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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