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An investigation into the factors affecting food availability, choices and nutritional adequacy of smallholder farming households under irrigation and dryland farming in Vhembe district of Limpopo, province, South Africa

机译:南非林波波省Vhembe区,在灌溉和旱地耕作下,影响小农农户粮食供应,选择和营养充足的因素的调查

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The aim of this study was to?investigate the food availability, food choices and?nutritional adequacy of household food in the study area. Both primary and secondary data were used in this study. The primary data was collected by using a pre-tested questionnaire administered to selected farmers in the study area and focus group discussion methods. A probability sampling method (that is, pure or simple random sampling technique) was used to select the respondents. From a total population of 3,236 small-scale irrigators in Vhembe District, 147 respondents who happened to be irrigation farmers were randomly selected while 43 dry-land farmers were selected adjacent to the selected irrigators.?This study revealed that the type of carbohydrate food eaten most is the maize meal (pap) which is eaten seven times in a week by a large majority of the respondents (about 60%) out of 190 respondents, while very few eat other carbohydrate foods and only less than 1% eat oat meal few times in a week. This could be because maize meal (pap) is the staple food eaten in the Vhembe district.?The study revealed that household food security depends on a nutritionally adequate and safe food supply at the household level and for each individual; a fair degree of stability in the food availability to the household both during the year and from year to year; and access of each family member to sufficient food to meet nutritional requirements. There is no significant difference in the type of food eaten between the irrigation and dry-land farmer households. Social factors and cultural practices in most countries have a very great influence on what people eat, on how they prepare food, their feeding practices and type of food they prefer.?The likelihood of food security increases when farmers increase agricultural output and have access to a piece of land on the irrigation project. Therefore, with concerted support from government, and all stakeholders, food security can be enhanced at the household levels. Also, education and extension training are essential for farmers so that they are able to adopt new technologies. The study suggests that households that need to be targeted for food aid are those with large families, and those without access to irrigation projects. Also, to be included are those families with few assets, and those without access to agricultural land and implements.
机译:这项研究的目的是调查研究区域的食物供应,食物选择和家庭食物的营养充足。这项研究使用了主要和次要数据。原始数据是通过使用预先测试过的调查表收集的,该调查表是对研究区域内选定的农民和焦点小组讨论方法进行管理的。概率抽样方法(即纯或简单随机抽样技术)用于选择受访者。从Vhembe区的3,236小型灌溉机的总人口中,随机选择了147位恰好是灌溉农户的被调查者,并从选定的灌溉机旁选择了43个旱地农民。这项研究表明,所食用的碳水化合物食物的类型大部分是玉米粉(玉米粉),在190位受访者中,绝大多数受访者(约60%)每周吃七次玉米粉,而很少食用其他碳水化合物食品,只有不到1%的人食用燕麦粉一周内的次数。这可能是因为玉米粉是在Vhembe地区食用的主食。研究显示,家庭粮食安全取决于家庭层面和每个人的营养充足和安全的粮食供应。一年中和每年的家庭食物供应都具有相当程度的稳定;每个家庭成员都有足够的食物满足营养需求。灌溉农户和旱地农户的食物种类没有显着差异。大多数国家的社会因素和文化习俗对人们的饮食,他们如何准备食物,他们的喂养方式和他们喜欢的食物类型有很大的影响。当农民增加农业产量并获得粮食时,粮食安全的可能性就会增加。灌溉工程上的一块土地。因此,在政府和所有利益相关者的共同支持下,家庭层面的粮食安全可以得到加强。此外,教育和推广培训对于农民来说至关重要,因此他们能够采用新技术。该研究表明,需要成为粮食援助对象的家庭是那些有大家庭的家庭,以及那些无法获得灌溉项目的家庭。另外,那些没有资产的家庭,以及没有农业土地和农具的家庭也将包括在内。

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