Food-coping strategy index applied to a community of farm-worker households in South Africa

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-14

  Kruger, Rozanne ^a   Schönfeldt, Hettie Carina ^b   Owen, Johanna Hendriena ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b School of Agricultural and Food Sciences

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Farm worker; Food coping strategies; Food coping behavior; Households; Hunger; Index; Score

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COPING STRATEGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SUPPLY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUNGER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

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

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42149152601     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650802900101     Document Type: Article

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