Nutrition and allergic diseases in urban and rural communities from the South African Food Allergy cohort

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maresa Botha ◽  
Wisdom Basera ◽  
Heidi E. Facey‐Thomas ◽  
Ben Gaunt ◽  
Jon Genuneit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Allergy ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
South African ◽  
Allergic Diseases ◽  
The South

scholarly journals Environmental factors associated with allergy in urban and rural children from the South African Food Allergy (SAFFA) cohort

2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (1) ◽  
pp. 415-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Levin ◽  
Maresa Botha ◽  
Wisdom Basera ◽  
Heidi E. Facey-Thomas ◽  
Ben Gaunt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Allergy ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
South African ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
The South ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals South African Food Allergy Working Group (SAFAWG) authors of the South African food allergy consensus document 2014

2014 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M E Levin ◽  
C L Gray ◽  
E Goddard ◽  
S Karabus ◽  
M Kriel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Allergy ◽  
South African ◽  
Working Group ◽  
The South ◽  
Consensus Document

Establishing a National Focal Point for farm animal genetic resources in South Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
K. Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
South African ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Farm Animal ◽  
National Committee ◽  
The South ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
Farm Animal Genetic Resources

SummaryThe recent call from FAO to take part in the process of preparing the First Report on the State of the World Animal Genetic Resources (SoW) stressed the need to develop management capacity at country level to facilitate the preparation of country reports (CRs). A key role is played by the National Focal Points (NFPs) and the National Coordinators (NCs).A national workshop was held in South Africa in 1998 and a National Committee for Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FanGR) was established. The existing Indigenous Livestock Committee was reviewed and adapted to make it more focused on the management of FAnGR. At the same time a National Coordinator was also identified and the Animal Improvement Institute was nominated as national coordinating institute for FAnGR.The collaboration with some NGOs was strongly suggested, particularly with:a) the Farm Animal Conservation Trust (FACT), to assist with the conservation of farm animal genetic resources. This NGO was modelled on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) in the United Kingdom and on Rare Breeds International (RBI)b) The South African Stud Book and Livestock Improvement Association (SASB) andc) many Rural Communities and National and Provincial animal genetic resource centresThe institutional frame for AnGR conservation in South Africa is briefly described, together with the aims of the South African conservation activities.

“No TEBA …Forget TEBA”: The Plight of Malawian Ex-migrant Workers to South Africa, 1988–1994

1997 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 628-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiseman Chijere Chirwa
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
South African ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
The South ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Socioeconomic Transformation

This article is about the process of socioeconomic transformation in rural Malawi. It examines the survival strategies and enterprising spirit of Malawian migrant workers and their households. It argues that the strategies of these people often went beyond survival in the provision of basic necessities. Those who had the economic drive and entrepreneurial skills were able to use the proceeds of labor migration to improve their own and their households’ socioeconomic life. In March 1988, the South African Chamber of Mines stopped a century-old tradition of recruiting migrant workers from Malawi. This has arrested and put to a halt a process of accumulation taking place in the households of the returned migrant workers in the rural economy. Thus, the effects of the retrenchment of the workers will spread from the migrant and his family through the economic and social wellspring of all sectors of rural communities and their commercial lives.

The South African Food Sensitisation and Food Allergy population-based study of IgE-mediated food allergy: validity, safety, and acceptability

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisdom Basera ◽  
Maresa Botha ◽  
Claudia L. Gray ◽  
Nonhlanhla Lunjani ◽  
Alexandra S.M. Watkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Allergy ◽  
South African ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The South ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Ige Mediated

scholarly journals Small-Scale Agriculture as a Panacea in Enhancing South African Rural Economies

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Mfaniseni Wiseman Mbatha ◽  
Mfundo Mandla Masuku
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
South African ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The South ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
Rural Economies ◽  
The Government

The small-scale agricultural sector is considered as an indispensable role player in improving the South African rural economies by means of enhancing sustainable rural livelihoods. This paper critically assesses the contribution of small-scale agriculture in enhancing the South African rural economies. The South African Government have numerous agricultural interventions as an approach to improving rural livelihoods. Despite various policies and interventions that have been in place to ensure that small-scale agriculture improves rural economies; there is still a dearth of research in understanding small-scale agriculture dynamics that affect rural economies. Some of the essential aspects of the findings reveal that rural communities in South Africa regard small-scale agriculture as a source of income generation and enhancing food security. These findings highlight the negative effects on the South African small-scale agriculture suffering from insufficient productivity, infertility of soil, insufficient water and climate change. The poor access to markets and inadequate financial support services were identified as the major constraints that hinder small-scale agriculture to contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and rural economic development. The small-scale agricultural sector should come up with self-sufficient interventions to avoid dependence on the Government and other stakeholders.

scholarly journals Rural and urban food allergy prevalence from the South African Food Allergy (SAFFA) study

2019 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
pp. 662-668.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maresa Botha ◽  
Wisdom Basera ◽  
Heidi E. Facey-Thomas ◽  
Ben Gaunt ◽  
Claudia L. Gray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Allergy ◽  
South African ◽  
The South ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Allergy Prevalence

scholarly journals Small-Scale Agriculture as a Panacea in Enhancing South African Rural Economies

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6(J)) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Mfaniseni Wiseman Mbatha ◽  
Mfundo Mandla Masuku
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
South African ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The South ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
Rural Economies ◽  
The Government

The small-scale agricultural sector is considered as an indispensable role player in improving the South African rural economies by means of enhancing sustainable rural livelihoods. This paper critically assesses the contribution of small-scale agriculture in enhancing the South African rural economies. The South African Government have numerous agricultural interventions as an approach to improving rural livelihoods. Despite various policies and interventions that have been in place to ensure that small-scale agriculture improves rural economies; there is still a dearth of research in understanding small-scale agriculture dynamics that affect rural economies. Some of the essential aspects of the findings reveal that rural communities in South Africa regard small-scale agriculture as a source of income generation and enhancing food security. These findings highlight the negative effects on the South African small-scale agriculture suffering from insufficient productivity, infertility of soil, insufficient water and climate change. The poor access to markets and inadequate financial support services were identified as the major constraints that hinder small-scale agriculture to contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and rural economic development. The small-scale agricultural sector should come up with self-sufficient interventions to avoid dependence on the Government and other stakeholders.

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