Hlatshwayo Simphiwe Innocentia, Ojo Temitope Oluwaseun, Modi Albert Thembinkosi, Mabhaudhi Tafadzwanashe, Slotow Rob, Ngidi Mjabuliseni Simon Cloapas
African Centre for Food Security, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3201, South Africa.
Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3201, South Africa.
Agriculture (Basel). 2022 Jul 21;12(7):1072. doi: 10.3390/agriculture12071072.
Addressing the disproportionate burden of food insecurity in South Africa requires targeted efforts to help smallholder farmers to access markets. The purpose of this study was to assess determinants of market participation and its contribution to household food security. The secondary data used in this study were collected from 1520 respondents; however, 389 smallholder farmers participated in the market. The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale revealed that out of the total sample size, 85% of the households were food insecure while 15% were food secure. Gender of household head, receiving social grants and higher wealth index positively impacted market participation. Having a family member with HIV had a negative impact on market participation among smallholder farmers. The results from the extended ordered probit regression model showed that household size, having a family member with HIV and agricultural assistance had a positive and significant contribution to the household food insecurity situation of the smallholder farmers. On the other hand, the educational level of household head, ownership of livestock, age of household head, gender of household head, and having access to social grants had a negative and significant effect on the food insecurity status. Access to education and the market can improve household food security. Linking smallholder farmers, particularly women and aged farmers, to markets should form an intrinsic part of the government's efforts to improve farming and food security and increase access to diversified food.
解决南非粮食不安全负担不均衡的问题需要有针对性地努力帮助小农户进入市场。本研究的目的是评估市场参与的决定因素及其对家庭粮食安全的贡献。本研究使用的二手数据来自1520名受访者；然而，有389名小农户参与了市场。家庭粮食不安全获取量表显示，在总样本量中，85%的家庭粮食不安全，而15%的家庭粮食安全。户主性别、领取社会补助金和较高的财富指数对市场参与有积极影响。有家庭成员感染艾滋病毒对小农户的市场参与有负面影响。扩展有序概率回归模型的结果表明，家庭规模、有家庭成员感染艾滋病毒和农业援助对小农户的家庭粮食不安全状况有积极且显著的影响。另一方面，户主的教育水平、牲畜所有权、户主年龄、户主性别以及获得社会补助金对粮食不安全状况有负面且显著的影响。获得教育和进入市场可以改善家庭粮食安全。将小农户，特别是妇女和老年农户与市场联系起来，应成为政府改善农业和粮食安全以及增加获取多样化食物机会的努力的一个内在组成部分。
