Culture and food security: a case study of homestead food production in South Africa

摘要: Drawing on case study insights from a home gardening program in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, this explores relationship between culture and food security local context. Informed by an ideational process-oriented understanding of cultural analysis, our inductive approach to field research reveals several elements that have direct impacts production: power, gender, identity change. The offers into multi-level dimensions power as it relates individuals, households, broader community dynamics are central security. Also, played critical role maintaining “culture farming” at village level while also navigating important changes culture, such career preferences youth. Research implications include adaptive institutions can play challenges within Africa.