Posts Tagged ‘Poverty’
Ammunition for the ‘War on Poverty’ in South Africa
Ingle, M (2011), Ammunition for the ‘War on Poverty’ in South Africa, African Journal of Business Management 5(30):11749-11755. Abstract Poverty is a multi-faceted phenomenon that goes beyond mere paucity of income. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reflects an understanding of poverty as human deprivation by including indices for health and education in its Human Development…
Read MoreHousehold Food Security and Hunger in Rural and Urban Communities in the Free State Province
Walsh, C, van Rooyen, F (2015), Household Food Security and Hunger in Rural and Urban Communities in the Free State Province, South Africa, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, vol. 54, Issue 2. To purchase this article, click on http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03670244.2014.964230#.VP2JQek5DIU or request the item via ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270343362_Household_Food_Security_ and_Hunger_in_Rural_and_Urban_Communities_in_the_Free_State_Province_South_Africa or contact walshcm@ufs.ac.za. Abstract Household food security…
Read MoreRisk-factor profiles for chronic diseases of lifestyle and metabolic syndrome in an urban and rural setting in South Africa
Van Zyl, S, Van der Merwe, L, Walsh, CM, Groenewald, AJ, Van Rooyen, FC (2010), Risk-factor profiles for chronic diseases of lifestyle and metabolic syndrome in an urban and rural setting in South Africa , African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; Vol 4, No 1 (2012), 10 pages. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.346. Background: Chronic…
Read MoreStaging and haematological abnormalities of HIV-infected persons in the rural Free State Province of South Africa
Groenewald AJ, Walsh CM, van Wyk HJ, van Zyl S and van der Merwe LJ (2011), Staging and haematological abnormalities of HIV-infected persons in the rural Free State Province of South Africa.2011. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, vol 3, no. 1. Doi:10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.222. Introduction The five countries with the highest HIV…
Read MoreLinks between Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation
Shackleton, C, Shackleton, S, Gambiza, J, Nel, E, Rowntree, K and Urquhart, P (2008), Links between Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation: Situation analysis for arid and semi-arid lands in southern Africa, , Rhodes University, for Ecosystem Services and Poverty Reduction Research Programme: DFID, NERC, ESRC. Aim and objectives This report presents the findings of a…
Read MoreThe role of agriculture in poverty alleviation
J Kirsten (2008), “The role of agriculture in poverty alleviation”, ASSAF (Academy of Science of South Africa), Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment, Pretoria. Introduction World market prices for major food commodities such as grains, vegetable oils and dairy products are at an historic high, more than…
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