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The impact of entrepreneurial competencies on household food security among smallholder farmers in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32382615

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural Development and Management

Subfield: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Decent work and economic growth, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162190472

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