Food and nutrition security draft policy implementation plan
) GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS USED IN THIS PLAN
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7) GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS USED IN THIS PLANAgricultural land – is any land used for farming purposes and is situated in the area of jurisdiction of a municipal council and was classified as an agricultural land when the first members of the council were elected. Food – any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the human body. It is usually from the animal or plant origins and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins vitamins and /or minerals. Food security – is a state where all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active healthy life. Food insecurity - exists when people are undernourished due to the physical unavailability of food, their lack of social or economic access, and or inadequate food utilisation. Food accessibility - refers to the ability of households to obtain sufficient food for all members at all times, either through production for own consumption, or through exchange. Food utilisation - refers to the final use of food by individuals at household level. Food availability - is the total quantities of food available including domestic food production, international importation and efficiency of food distribution, and is assessed in the light of the food requirements of the population. Food Control – is a mandatory regulatory activity of enforcement by national and local authorities to provide consumer protection and ensure that all foods during production, handling, storage, processing and distribution are safe, wholesome and fit for human consumption; conforming to safety and quality requirements and is honestly and accurately labelled as prescribed by the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 which came into effect on the 01 April 2011. Food chain – is the systematic production and development of food from the primary production until the consumptions Food hygiene – are all conditions and measures necessary to ensure the safety and suitability of food at all stages of the food chain. Food poverty line: refers to the extreme poverty below which people are unable to purchase enough food for adequate consumption. Lower bound poverty line: refers to less extreme poverty below which people can afford an adequate diet but would have to sacrifice food to purchase non-food items. Upper bound poverty line: refers to the level at which people can purchase both adequate food and non-food items. Hunger – it refers to the recurrent involuntary lack of access to food. Household - is as a person, or a group of persons, who occupy a common dwelling (or part of it) for at least four days a week and who provide themselves jointly with food and other essentials for living. In other words, they live together as a unit. South African citizen – the South African Citizenship Amendment Bill of 2010 describe three forms of acquiring citizenship by birth, descent or naturalization. i) Birth; someone born in or outside the republic with at least one parent being South African is a citizen of this country, ii) Descent; adopted children by South Africans acquires citizenship, iii) Naturalisation; citizenship will be granted to individuals whose countries allows dual citizenship if they don’t allow that an individual will have to renounce the other citizenship. The State will only take the food security responsibility of South Africans who are within the South African boarders. Social Sector Cluster - refer to government classification of departments into clusters and in the context of this policy we refer to DAFF, DSD, DBE, DWAF and DoH. Vulnerability - refers to the full range of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure. The degree of vulnerability for an individual, household or group of persons is determined by their exposure to the risk factors and their ability to cope with or withstand stressful situations. Unemployed person – refers to any person 15 years and older who were not in paid employment or self employed and were available for paid employment or self-employment. 8) LIST OF REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHYAbdu-Raheem, KA & Worth, SH, 2011. Household food security in South Africa: Evaluating extension’s paradigm relative to the current food security and development goals. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension 39(2), 91-103. DAFF (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), 2011. Discussion notes on food security in South Africa. Pretoria: Directorate Economic Services, Production Economics Unit. Drimie, S & Ruysenaar, S, 2010. The integrated food security strategy of South Africa: An institutional analysis. Agrekon 49 (3), 316-37. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation), 1996. Rome declaration on world food security. World Food Summit, 13-17 November. FAO, Rome. Hendriks, SL, 2013. South Africa’s national development plan and new growth path: reflections on policy contradictions and implications for food security. Agrekon 52(3), 1-17). Labadarios, D, Mchiza, ZJR, Steyn, NP, Gericke, G, Maunder, EMW, Davids, YD, & Parker, W, 2011. Food security in South Africa: a review of national surveys. Bulletin of the World Health Organization89(12), 891–899. Labadarios, D, Swart, R, Maunder, EMW, Kruger, HS, Gericke, GJ, Kuzwayo, PMN, et al. 2008. Executive summary of the National Food Consumption Survey Fortification Baseline (NFCS-FB-I) SA, 2005. SA J Clin Nutr 21(2), 247-300. Labadarios, D, 2000. The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): children aged 1-9 years, South Africa, 1999. Stellenbosch Directorate. Nutrition Department of Health, National Food Consumption Survey Consortium. Stellenbosch. Misselhorn, AA, 2006. Food insecurity in South Africa. Causes and responses options from evidence at regional, provincial and local scales. University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Munro, N, 2013. Food security status and academic performance of students on Financial Aid at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. UKZN, Pietermaritzburg. RSA (Republic of South Africa), 1996. The Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the Republic of South African. Pretoria: Government Gazette. (No. 17678), Pretoria. Shisana, O, Labadarious, D, Rehle, T, Simbayi, L, Zuma, K, Dhansay, A, Reddy, P, Parker, W, Hoosain, E, Naidoo, P, Hongoro, C, Mchiza, Z, Steyn, NP, Dwane, N, Makoae, M, Maluleke, T, Ramlagan, S, Zungu, N, Evans, MG, Jacobs, L, Faber M & SANHANES-1 Team, 2013. South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1). HSRC Press, Cape Town. Shisanya, S & Hendriks, SL, 2011. The contribution of community gardens to food security in the Maphephetheni uplands, determined by Household Food Insecurity Access Scale Development Southern Africa 28(4), 509-26. Stats SA (Statistics South Africa), 2012. Food security and agriculture 2002 -2011: In-depth analysis of the General Household Survey data. Report number 03-18-03 (2002-2011). Stats SA, Pretoria. UNICEF, 1998. Unicef Conceptual Framework. http://www.unicef.org/nutrition/training/2.5/4.html (Accessed 2014, March 15). Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2015 2015 -> Police Militarization 2015 -> 2015 ihbb championships: hs history Bowl Round 4 – Prelims First Quarter 2015 -> Wrtp/big step · 3841 W. 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