
Purchasing Power as a Major Determinant of Food Security in Rural and Semi-Urban Areas: A South African Household Experience
Issue: Vol.5 No.13 Issue Article 5 pp. 2077-2088
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20245135 | Published online 1st October, 2024
© 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Food Security, Household, Purchasing Power, Goods, Services
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Qinisile F. Ntimane is a PhD candidate in the Department of Development Studies at the University of Mpumalanga in South Africa.
Thanyani S. Madzivhandila is a professor of Development Planning & Management at the Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership, University of Limpopo in South Africa.
Ntimane, Qinisile F. & Thanyani S. Madzivhandila, “Purchasing Power as a Major Determinant of Food Security in Rural and Semi-Urban Areas: A South African Household Experience,” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 5, no.13 (2024): 2077-2088. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20245135
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