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Resilience to shocks and food insecurity: Determinants, and the impact of smallholder jatropha curcas cultivation in Southern Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Owen Y. Chamdimba --- , South Africa Gerald F. Ortmann --- , South Africa Edilegnaw Wale --- , South AfricaThis paper studied household resilience to food insecurity, its determinants, and the impact of shocks on welfare in Southern Malawi. The resilience concept is evolving. A crucial issue in scholarly and policy space is how it is measured. This paper... -
Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Morris --- , South Africa Thandi Puoane --- , South AfricaThe health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages,... -
A quantile-based analysis of risk-return dynamics in the South African equity market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Munyaradzi Chawana --- , South Africa Ilse Botha --- School of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Yolanda Stander --- Investec, Senior research associate at University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis paper employs quantile autoregression to investigate the influence of ‘market size’ and ‘industry’ effects on the South African equity market volatility response to return shocks. It is now well documented that equity market volatility exhibits asymmetric response to positive... -
HIV-sensitive social protection: an assessment of east and southern Africa’s social protection policies and programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zitha Mokomane --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Nonhlanhla Xaba --- , South Africa Kai Roehm --- , South Africa Mutinta Hambayi --- , Kenya Manaan Mumma --- , Kenya Giovanni Giordana --- , Kenya Simphiwe Mabhele --- , South Africa Christian Mouala --- ,Despite notable political and financial commitment to fight the HIV epidemic, east and southern Africa (ESA) remains the world regions most affected. Given increasing calls for the implementation of HIV-sensitive social protection programmes to address the multiple individual, community and... -
Saving for a rainy day: piloting a savings intervention to reduce HIV risk among young female sex workers in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Linet Achieng' Ochieng' --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Jacob Onyango --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Gerald Ochieng' Owuor --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Ivy Obare --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Marylyn Ochillo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Tobias Odwar --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Elizabeth Bukusi --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Kawango Agot --- Impact Research and Development Organization, KenyaFinancial insecurity pushes female sex workers into risky sexual transactions. We piloted an economic empowerment intervention among female sex workers in Kenya to test if they could save part of their income from which to make withdrawals to avoid risky...