Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences
Poverty and malnutrition are significant problems in South Africa. The vast majority of poor people in the country are black and live in rural areas (RDP 1995; SALDRU 1994). Unemployment in South Africa is extremely high, female-headed households and black children are particularly vulnerable, and b...
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| description | Poverty and malnutrition are significant problems in South Africa. The vast majority of poor people in the country are black and live in rural areas (RDP 1995; SALDRU 1994). Unemployment in South Africa is extremely high, female-headed households and black children are particularly vulnerable, and basic services are inadequate.' The poorest segments of South African society are overwhelmingly dependent upon a mix of social pensions, remittances, low wages, piece jobs, and, to a small extent, agricultural production. The nutritional situation in South Africa is as alarming. Estimates vary, but it is generally recognized that the levels of stunting among the poorest in South Africa are between 30 and 40 percent of children below the age of five years, while between 20 and 35 percent of children in the same age range are considered underweight (RDP 1995, 23; Breslin 1994a). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1616472025-04-08T18:33:33Z Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences Breslin, Edward D. Delius, Peter Madrid, Carlos agriculture economic aspects congresses food supply statistics economic situation poverty social safety nets social welfare nutrition Poverty and malnutrition are significant problems in South Africa. The vast majority of poor people in the country are black and live in rural areas (RDP 1995; SALDRU 1994). Unemployment in South Africa is extremely high, female-headed households and black children are particularly vulnerable, and basic services are inadequate.' The poorest segments of South African society are overwhelmingly dependent upon a mix of social pensions, remittances, low wages, piece jobs, and, to a small extent, agricultural production. The nutritional situation in South Africa is as alarming. Estimates vary, but it is generally recognized that the levels of stunting among the poorest in South Africa are between 30 and 40 percent of children below the age of five years, while between 20 and 35 percent of children in the same age range are considered underweight (RDP 1995, 23; Breslin 1994a). 1997 2024-11-21T09:57:00Z 2024-11-21T09:57:00Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161647 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Breslin, Edward D.; Delius, Peter; Madrid, Carlos. 1997. Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences. In Achieving food security in southern Africa: new challenges, new opportunities. Haddad, Lawrence James (Ed.) Chapter 10 Pp. 279-308. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161647 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture economic aspects congresses food supply statistics economic situation poverty social safety nets social welfare nutrition Breslin, Edward D. Delius, Peter Madrid, Carlos Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences |
| title | Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences |
| title_full | Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences |
| title_short | Strengthening institutional safety nets in South Africa: Shareing Operation Hunger's insights and experiences |
| title_sort | strengthening institutional safety nets in south africa shareing operation hunger s insights and experiences |
| topic | agriculture economic aspects congresses food supply statistics economic situation poverty social safety nets social welfare nutrition |
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