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The level of household food security of urban farming and non-farming households in the informal settlement area of the Cape Town Metropole in South Africa

Lategan F. S., Crous M. L.

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension 46(2):89-106

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Comparing urban-farming and non-farming households in Cape Town's informal settlements, this study finds 78% severely food insecure; urban farmers were slightly more food secure but differences were not statistically significant.