Despite phenomenal success of the commercial agricultural sector in South Africa and significant progress in integrating smallholders since democratic reforms, food security concerns remain in South Africa. Recent global increases in food prices have further exacerbated vulnerabilities and make it imperative to examine alternative food production and consumption questions in the country. The World Bank (2010) reports that domestic staple food prices in several countries particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, experienced double digit increases in 2009. It estimated that the impact on undernourishment or hunger has been as much as 8% in 2009 (World Bank, 2010). Similarly according.
