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    The Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa
    The Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa
    The Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa
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    The Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa

    By Jonathan Crush and Godfrey Tawodzera

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    This report examines the food security status of Zimbabwean migrant households in the poorer areas of two major South African cities, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The vast majority were food insecure in terms of the amount of food to which they had access and the quality and diversity of their diet. What seems clear is that Zimbabwean migrants are significantly more food insecure than other low-income households. The primary reason for this appears to lie in pressures that include remittances of cash and goods back to family in Zimbabwe. The small literature on the impact of migrant remittances on food security tends to look only at the recipients and how their situation is improved. It does not look at the impact of remitting on those who send remittances. Most Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa feel a strong obligation to remit, but to do so they must make choices because of their limited and unpredictable income. Food is one of the first things to be sacrificed. Quantities decline, cheaper foods are preferred, and dietary quality and diversity inevitably suffer. This study found that while migrants were dissatisfied with the shrinking job market in South Africa, most felt that they would be unlikely to find work in Zimbabwe and that a return would worsen their household s food security situation. In other words, while food insecurity in Zimbabwe is a major driver of migration to South Africa, food insecurity in South Africa is unlikely to encourage many to return.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSouthern African Migration Programme
    Release dateOct 17, 2016
    ISBN9781920597191
    The Food Insecurities of Zimbabwean Migrants in Urban South Africa
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    Jonathan Crush

    Jonathan Crush is a Professor and CIGI Chair in Global Migration and Development at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town.

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