SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR A SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD POLICY

C. J. van Rooyen, S. Ngqangweni and D. Frost

Agrekon, 1996, vol. 35, issue 4

Abstract: In this article some considerations for a South Afiican food policy is discussed. It is firstly argued the food security require the balancing of the "food equation". Food security therefore do not deal with ~uction per se, rather the requirem~t of sufficient food for consumption. The current situation in South Afiica is analysed, showmg a movement from food self sufficiency. The first conclusion is that the food equation is currently not balanced. The importance of an economic viable "local food production" strategy is secondly argued. A changed institutional structure to manage food security and food policy is proposed

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.267995

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