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dc.contributor.author Rankoana, Sejabaledi A
dc.date.accessioned 2019-09-25T10:02:27Z
dc.date.available 2019-09-25T10:02:27Z
dc.date.issued 2017-10-05
dc.identifier.issn 16617827
dc.identifier.issn 16604601
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2645
dc.description International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017, 14,1184 en_US
dc.description.abstract Food security is a prerequisite for health. Availability and accessibility of food in rural areas is mainly achieved through subsistence production in which community members use local practices to produce and preserve food. Subsistence food production ensures self-sufficiency and reduction of poverty and hunger. The main emphasis with the present study is examining subsistence farming and collection of edible plant materials to fulfill dietary requirements, thereby ensuring food security and good health. Data collected from a purposive sample show that subsistence crops produced in the home-gardens and fields, and those collected from the wild, are sources of grain, vegetables and legumes. Sources of grain and legumes are produced in the homegardens and fields, whereas vegetables sources are mostly collected in the wild and fewer in the home-gardens. These food sources have perceived health potential in child and maternal care of primary health care. en_US
dc.format.extent 7 pages en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health en_US
dc.relation.requires PDF en_US
dc.subject self-sufficiency en_US
dc.subject Traditional foods en_US
dc.subject subsistence productio en_US
dc.subject Food security en_US
dc.subject Health food en_US
dc.subject Maternal care en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Food security en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Farming en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Agriculture -- Economic aspects en_US
dc.title Subsistence food production practices: An approach to food security and good health en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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