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The Impact of Entrepreneurial Competencies on Household Food Security Among Smallholder Farmers in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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ID14722296
AutoresSikhulumile Sinyolo (0000-0001-9324-081X, Discipline of Agricultural Economics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, autor de correspondencia), Maxwell Mudhara (0000-0001-8739-0811, Discipline of Agricultural Economics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa)
Año2018
Volumen57
Número2
Páginas71-93
Fecha de publicación2018-03-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEcology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03670244.2017.1416361
PMID29271664
OpenAlexW2777690152
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas58

This paper investigates the impact of entrepreneurial competencies on food security among rural farming households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (SA). A total of 513 rural households were randomly selected, and the descriptive results indicated that 51% of these households were food insecure, and they were somewhat negative about their entrepreneurial competencies. The estimated results indicated that entrepreneurship had a positive impact on food security. The study findings suggest that stimulating entrepreneurship through developing entrepreneurial competencies among the farming households is important for improved food security among rural households in SA

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Descriptive statistics · Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Political science · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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Citas por año1,5
Intervalo de citas2020 - 2023 (4)
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