Determination of food insecurity levels in Limpopo Province

As a measure of food security, the aim of the study was to investigate the access of households with livestock to essential nutrients for their families. During the month of August 2011, qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 600 families spanning five districts in the province of Limpopo. There was a compilation of data on the makeup of the household, dietary intake, cultivation of food, household income, and resource accessibility. To achieve the objectives of this study, accurate procedure of determining food security and destitution were obtained from this dataset and analysed.

本研究旨在衡量食物安全水平，具体目标为探究拥有牲畜的家庭获取其家庭成员必需营养素的途径。2011年8月，对林波波省五个区内的600个家庭进行了定性及定量数据的收集。数据收集内容涵盖家庭构成、饮食摄入、食物种植、家庭收入以及资源可获取性。为实现本研究的既定目标，从该数据集中获得了精确的确定食物安全与贫困程度的方法，并进行了分析。