The contribution of trees and green spaces to household food security in eThekwini Metro, KwaZulu-Natal

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalen
cg.contributor.affiliationObafemi Awolowo Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of the Free Stateen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorWellcome Trusten
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africa
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZA
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.subregionKwaZulu-Natal
cg.coverage.subregioneThekwini Municipality
cg.coverage.subregionOsindisweni
cg.coverage.subregionMaphephetheni
cg.creator.identifierMabhaudhi T: 0000-0002-9323-8127
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15064855en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051817
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2071-1050en
cg.issue6en
cg.journalSustainabilityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume15en
dc.contributor.authorBhebhe, Q.N.en
dc.contributor.authorNgidi, M. S. C.en
dc.contributor.authorSiwela, M.en
dc.contributor.authorOjo, T. O.en
dc.contributor.authorHlatshwayo, S. I.en
dc.contributor.authorMabhaudhi, Tafadzwanasheen
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-23T10:51:36Zen
dc.date.available2023-03-23T10:51:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129740
dc.titleThe contribution of trees and green spaces to household food security in eThekwini Metro, KwaZulu-Natalen
dcterms.abstractOne of the most significant issues faced by many low- and middle-income nations, including South Africa, is ensuring access to healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. South Africa is renowned worldwide for its rich biodiversity and a vast body of traditional knowledge among those who consume forest foods. However, despite ecological diversity, frequent barriers remain to getting diversified household diets. This study sought to investigate the contribution of trees and green spaces to household food security in eThekwini. A total of 280 households met the inclusion criteria and consented to participate in this study by responding to questionnaires. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics, the computation of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), and the Instrumental Variable Poisson model. The study’s results revealed that only 29% of the respondents were food secure, 36% were mildly food insecure, 27% were moderately food insecure, and 8% were severely food insecure. The Instrumental Variable Poisson model results revealed that cultivated green spaces, wealth index, gender, education level of the head of households, and grants had a negative correlation with household food insecurity. On the other hand, non-cultivated green spaces, local trees, age, marital status, number of dependents, and monthly income positively correlated with food insecurity. Given the existence of trees and green spaces in eThekwini, there is potential for food security solutions to be formed around both cultivated and uncultivated green spaces to promote sustainable access to food and nutritious diets in low-income households. Policy interventions should adopt an approach that encourages the incorporation of foods from both cultivated and uncultivated trees and green spaces in people’s diets.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2023-03-09
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBhebhe, Q. N.; Ngidi, M. S. C.; Siwela, M.; Ojo, T. O.; Hlatshwayo, S. I.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. The contribution of trees and green spaces to household food security in eThekwini Metro, KwaZulu-Natal. Sustainability, 15(6):4855. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15064855]en
dcterms.extent4855en
dcterms.issued2023-03-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjecthousehold food securityen
dcterms.subjectgreenspaceen
dcterms.subjecttreesen
dcterms.subjectfood insecurityen
dcterms.subjectnutrition securityen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectfood accessen
dcterms.subjectcommunitiesen
dcterms.subjectincomeen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic aspectsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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