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- 1 online resource (1 PDF (44 pages) :) : illustrations.
- Summary
- This report examines the food security status of Zimbabwean migrant households in the poorer areas of two major South African cities, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The vast majority were food insecure in terms of the amount of food to which they had access and the quality and diversity of their diet. What seems clear is that Zimbabwean migrants are significantly more food insecure than other low-income households. The primary reason for this appears to lie in pressures that include remittances of cash and goods back to family in Zimbabwe. The small literature on the impact of migrant remittances on food security tends to look only at the recipients and how their situation is improved. It does not look at the impact of remitting on those who send remittances. Most Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa feel a strong obligation to remit, but to do so they must make choices because of their limited and unpredictable income. Food is one of the first things to be sacrificed. Quantities decline, cheaper foods are preferred, and dietary quality and diversity inevitably suffer. This study found that while migrants were dissatisfied with the shrinking job market in South Africa, most felt that they would be unlikely to find work in Zimbabwe and that a return would worsen their household's food security situation. In other words, while food insecurity in Zimbabwe is a major driver of migration to South Africa, food insecurity in South Africa is unlikely to encourage many to return.
- Series Statement
- Urban food security series ; no. 23
- Uniform Title
- Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa (Online)
- Urban food security series ; no. 23.
- Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Alternative Title
- Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa (Online)
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- Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Migration from Zimbabwe to South Africa -- 3. Research methodology -- 4. Migrant household composition -- 5. Reasons for migration -- 6. Education and employment profile -- 7. Household income and levels of poverty -- 8. Levels of migrant food insecurity -- 9. Food sources and coping strategies -- 10. Determinants of migrant household food insecurity -- 11. Exacerbating food insecurity -- 12. Migrant remittances and food security -- 13. Conclusion.
- OCLC
- ssj0001754788
- Author
Crush, Jonathan, 1953-
- Title
The Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa [electronic resource] / Jonathan Crush and Godfrey Tawodzera.
- Imprint
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Waterloo [Ontario] : Balsillie School of International Affairs, 2016. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
- Series
Urban food security series ; no. 23
Urban food security series ; no. 23.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Tawodzera, Godfrey.
Project Muse.
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Print version: 9781920597153