Rural poverty is a major challenge in most developing countries especially in Africa where the majority of people are still living below the poverty datum line. In Zimbabwe, poverty is made more severe by occasional droughts ...
The problem of food insecurity in developing countries is an enormous challenge. In rural communities, it is a perennial problem that requires undivided attention to ensure household food security. This paper seeks to ...
Background
South Africa is one of the developing countries faced with the co-existence of undernutrition and overnutrition, often experienced within the same household. On the one hand, hunger, undernutrition and micronutrient ...
INTRODUCTION: Urban agriculture (UA) is increasingly being seen as an important
component of urban development and urban environmental management. Urban
agriculture is an alternative source of employment, household income, ...
Introduction: The education, training and development (ETD) industry has
developed fast over the past few years in our country. One need only read the
national weekend papers and see all the ETD vacancies advertised to ...
Introduction and purpose - The study was conducted in order to determine the nutritional
status of the elderly attending a care centre in Sharpeville in order to develop a novel food item, to address malnutrition and to ...
INTRODUCTION: Caring for children is a challenge that requires a number of
resources including knowledge, a reasonable workload, time and social support
of the caregiver. Maternal education is an important asset in ...
Criteria used by fashion consumers to assess the quality of apparel products during the
decision-making process are a good indication of what considerations to keep in mind
for customer satisfaction. Evaluative criteria ...
The main objective of this study was to develop a cost-effective, culturally acceptable, nutrient-dense food multimix (FMM) based on local food staples for pregnant women in the Vaal region. The impact of the consumption ...
Good maternal nutrition is vital for the health and survival of the developing foetus. Nutritive inadequacy has been associated with pregnant women in developing countries particularly Sub Saharan Africa. Adequate intake ...
The primary objective of this study was to formulate a multi-mix, which could supply at least one-third of the daily requirements of primary school children, aged six to 13 years. The secondary objective was to ensure the ...
The growth of the tourism industry led to the development of various different types of tourism products. In order to remain competitive it is important that tourism products provide high-quality services for tourists. ...
Main Purpose of the study: To evaluate the impact of soy protein feeding intervention over a period of six months on the nutritional status of an elderly (≥60 years old) community of Sharpeville, in which poverty, household ...
Malnutrition amongst pre-school children age two-to-five-years is a growing world-wide
concern. This is mainly due to poverty, diseases and inadequate dietary intake.
Malnourished children are also a problem in South ...
Very poor families, mostly in developing parts of the world, consume a monotonous
staple diet out of need and are least likely to eat healthy diets. This study focussed on
how the low income households in the urbanised ...
Background: About 66 percent of South Africans are urbanised. The majority of
this population is forced by circumstances to live in informal settlements. Despite
the income challenges faced, the market expenditure by ...
Both under and over nutrition are prevalent among children in South Africa. At national level, children suffered from under nutrition. Childhood malnutrition starts early in life, the first two years being the most vulnerable ...
The birth of new governance in South Africa in 1994 positioned the country worldwide as a tourism destination with large numbers of tourists visiting South African shores. It is, however, not only international visitors ...
Introduction and purpose: This empirical study was carried out to determine the
nutritional status and level of nutritional knowledge amongst orphaned children. A cycle
menu will be developed after sensory evaluations ...
Introduction.
Most of the children aged between five and 15 around the world live under difficult
circumstances, which lead to a high dropout rate from school before the end of the
secondary level. Most of them have ...