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Here in South Africa the biggest challenge is poverty which is closely associated with agricultural and food problems. According to a doc**ent released by the South African Ministry for Agriculture and Land Affairs, an estimated 16 million South Africans are living in poverty. It is also estimated that 72 % of these poor people live in rural areas, and that about 70 % of them are poor. Poverty in rural areas is associated with agricultural policies which persistently marginalised small scale black farmers as their access to resources such as land, credit and technical know-how was curtailed.
Food insecurity, defined as a lack of access to adequate, safe and nutritious food, is closely associated with poverty. While there is adequate food at national level, some 30 to 50 % of the population has insufficient food, or is exposed to an imbalanced diet, as a result of low incomes.
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