FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA: STATUS QUO AND POLICY IMPERATIVES
FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA: STATUS QUO AND POLICY IMPERATIVES
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DOI：
10.1080/03031853.2014.915468
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
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1.3
通讯作者：
Hendriks, Sheryl
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作者：
Hendriks, Sheryl
虽然这个词本身只是在20世纪70年代才发展起来，但粮食安全在塑造南非世纪历史的政策中发挥了核心作用。正如过去四十年来国际上对粮食安全的解释不断变化一样，三个世纪以来，不同的执政当局和政府对南非粮食安全的决定因素有着不同的解释。1913年的《土著土地法》在农业部门的性质、组成和贡献方面，在确定国家粮食安全方面发挥了重要作用，塑造了消费模式，并确定了农村生计。虽然粮食安全在众多的战略和方案中被表述为一项国家目标，但没有对这些方案的粮食安全影响进行正式评估，而且严重缺乏协调，也没有可执行的政策来确保粮食安全。任何国家粮食安全政策都需要有一个可执行的立法措施和法定协调与报告框架。本文探讨了南非目前的国家和家庭粮食安全和营养状况，并提出了全面的粮食安全政策的建议。
Although the term itself was only developed in the 1970s, food security has played a central role in policies that have shaped the history of South Africa from the 17(th) century. As with the changing international interpretation of food security over the past four decades, South African food security determinants have been interpreted differently by different ruling authorities and governments over three centuries. The Natives Land Act of 1913 played a significant role in determining the food security context of the country in terms of the character, composition and contribution of the agricultural sector, shaped consumption patterns and determined rural livelihoods. While food security is expressed as a national objective in a plethora of strategies and programmes, no formal evaluation has been carried out of the food security impact of these programmes, and there is a dire lack of coordination and no enforceable policy to ensure food security. Any national food security policy will need a framework of enforceable legislative measures and statutory coordination and reporting. This article explores the current national and household food security and nutrition situation in South Africa, and it offers recommendations for a comprehensive food security policy.