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Title Food insecurity and dietary diversity amongst seasonal women farm workers in South Africa: The case of Cape Winelands district
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/11394/9026
Date 2021
Author(s) Calvert, Samantha
Contributor(s) Devereux, Stephen
Abstract Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS) - This research study explores seasonal farm working womens' food insecurity and dietary diversity in Cape Winelands District (CWD). It describes the food difficulties seasonal farm working women are facing that prevents them from acquiring a healthy diverse diet; specify their diet choices as well as portray the current assistance they are receiving from government. The research study found that seasonal farm working women in CWD do experience food insecurity and lack dietary diversity mainly during certain months of the year when they are unemployed or underemployed due to various barriers they experience.
Subject(s) Food insecurity; Dietary diversity; Farm working women; Unemployment; Cape Winelands district
Language en
Publisher University of Western Cape
Format application/pdf
Rights University of Western Cape
Repository Cape Town - Theses and Dissertations, University of Western Cape
Added to C-A: 2022-05-16;09:41:57