Dynamism in Rural Households’ Income Sources, Food Preference, Daily Activities and Investment Strategies: Insights from Ndabakazi Villages in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Siphe Zantsi ◽  
Ben J. Bester
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Food Preference ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Income Sources

scholarly journals Management practices and contribution of village chickens to livelihoods of communal farmers: The case of Centane and Mount Frere in Eastern Cape, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Busisiwe Gunya ◽  
Voster Muchenje ◽  
Masibonge Gxasheka ◽  
Thobela Tyasi ◽  
Patrick Masika
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Village Chickens ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Supplementary Feed

Abstract. Gunya B, Muchenje V, Gxasheka M, Tyasi LT, Masika PJ. 2020. Management practices and contribution of village chickens to livelihoods of communal farmers: The case of Centane and Mount Frere in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Biodiversitas 21: 1345-1351. This study was conducted to determine village chickens production practices and their contribution to the livelihoods of farmers in rural households of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Data were gathered using a questionnaire survey of 150 households, which were identified by the use of snowball sampling. Village chickens were the most livestock species kept by farmers, mostly owned by women (79.61% in Centane and 81.06% in Mount Frere) and were kept for household food needs. Some farmers (21.92% and 25.31%) also occasionally sold their chickens at an average of R80 ($7.22) per bird. Most (93.13% and 76.44%) chickens flocks were provided with supplementary feed. The majority of farmers (80.31% and 88.33%) provided shelter for their chickens. The causes of chicken losses were reported to be diseases, predators, parasites and theft. The most cited disease problem was Newcastle (50.32% and 66.02%) while major predators were eagles (84.91% and 81.82%). The most common internal parasites were roundworms and tapeworm whilst the most reported external parasites were poultry lice and mites. The majority of farmers (94.51% and 92.21%) reported using chicken manure to improve the fertility of soils in their gardens. Chickens had a varied social role in the two areas, i.e., donation (61.63% and 68.82%) to neighbors and relatives. The majority of farmers (84.90%) in Centane didn't use chickens for cultural purposes whilst the majority (55.85%) in Mount Frere used chickens for cultural purposes. The present study showed that village chickens have a contribution to the livelihoods of rural households.

scholarly journals Estimation of household income diversification in South Africa: A case study of three provinces

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 113 (Number 1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jabulani Mathebula ◽  
Maria Molokomme ◽  
Siyanda Jonas ◽  
Charles Nhemachena ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
National Income ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Income Diversification ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

Abstract We estimated household income diversification in settlement types of the poorest provinces in South Africa – the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. We obtained data from the 2010/2011 Income and Expenditure Survey from Statistics South Africa and Wave 3 data from the National Income Dynamics Study. We used the number of income sources, the number of income earners and the Shannon Diversity Index to estimate income diversification in the study provinces. The results show that households in the traditional and urban formal areas diversified income sources to a greater extent than households in urban informal and rural formal settlements. The varied degrees of income diversification in the three provinces suggest that targeted policy initiatives aimed at enhancing household income are important in these provinces.

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