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- ItemDetermining the spatiality of food accessibility in South Africa and the factors influencing poor accessibility(2020-12) Phantshang, Mathapelo Innocentia; Willemse, Lodene; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The world is growing at a faster rate and the world’s population growth is alarming. Urbanisation and advances in technology are the key issues that world organisations need to address. Most people are moving to the cities. Hence, the need for a variety of nutritious and healthy food. Despite this need, the traditional ways of farming and the skills needed to produce the required types of food are still some of the challenges facing most highly urbanised cities. High unemployment rate and challenges around the previously disadvantaged groups are still key issues that also need to be addressed. Household farming as a way to eradicate food insecurity and household poverty is still widely practised in some parts of the country. The study aims to determine the spatiality of food accessibility in South Africa and the factors influencing food inaccessibility. The study indicates that local municipalities belonging to provinces such as Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo have a dispersed count of households which reported place of agricultural activity as farmland. This objective was achieved by mapping the spatial distributional clusters of food accessibility throughout Census 2011 enumeration areas of Statistics South Africa using a technique called Hot Spot Analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*). To test the second objective of the study; Moretele, Madibeng, Rustenburg, Kgetlengrivier in the North West province, Mogale City, Randfontein, Westonaria, Ekurhuleni, City of Johannesburg, the City of Tshwane in Gauteng province, Victor Khanye, Emalahleni, Steve Tshwete, Thembisile, Dr JS Moroka in Mpumalanga Province, and Greater Tzaneen, Maruleng, Lepele-Nkumpi, Mookgopong, Modimolle, Bela-Bela, Ephraim Mogale, Elias Motsoaledi, Makhuduthamaga, Fetakgomo, Greater Tubatse in Limpopo province were identified and extracted as the municipalities with the lowest food accessibility across South Africa. Through achieving the last objective it was found out that; gas and wood as the type of energy used to cook and heat, households headed by females, households with seniors as well as households headed by persons of the other race were variables which contributed 77.3% to the household which showed characteristics of being food insecure and having experienced food inaccessibility. As part of concluding statements for the study, it was recommended that policy and decision-makers should focus on these areas found to be food insecure in the country. The main focus should be on ensuring that policies are properly implemented, monitored and continuously evaluated for all target based programmes which focuses on eradicating poor food access.