Food activism and policy in South Africa -- A tale of food activism -- The case of Right to Food Campaign -- Rocking the boat? Mobilising for food security in South Africa -- Food (in)security and legal implications in South Africa -- The unfinished agenda : perspectives on South Africa's food (in)security -- Dispossession : reforming land in South Africa -- Ethical obligation to assist impoverished South Africans -- What is to be done : overcoming policy fragmentation in South Africa.
Summary:
"After half a century since the entrenchment of the notion of right to food (RTF) in international instruments, its realisation remains elusive to millions of South Africans. This development evolves in the backyard of a country with high per capita income, entrenched constitutional provision safeguarding citizens' RTF, net exporter of agricultural produce, and a comprehensive social security structure. Ironically, most of these citizens reside in townships or locations where residents constantly take to the streets in demand for basic social services and yet, have not pressed for the provision of food. Why is this the case, and how can this trend be reversed? In seeking to respond to these discursive questions, the chapters in this book address cardinal legal and politicoeconomic aspects of the RTF, by assessing the concepts, polices and institutions which have created the stark contrast or paradox between (persuasive) policies and (poor) practice. Assessing the means by which people access food (either through own production or purchase), the chapters adopt an interdisciplinary approach, spanning agriculture, economics, history, land economy, law, political science, nutrition to sociology, to determine the dynamics of the RTF and poor policy interventions"-- Provided by publisher.
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