Culture and food security: A case study of homestead food production in South Africa

Food Security

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 555-565

  Trefry, Amy ^a   Parkins, John R ^a   Cundill, Georgina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Gardening; Gender; Inductive methods; Institutions; Livelihoods; Power

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CULTURAL CHANGE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER; RESEARCH;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84906320114     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-014-0362-4     Document Type: Article

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