The contribution of community gardens to food security in the Maphephetheni uplands

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 509-526

  Shisanya, Stephen O ^a   Hendriks, Sheryl L ^b  

^a The Valley Trust   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community gardens; Food consumption; Food security; Household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS)

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80052823472     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2011.605568     Document Type: Article

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