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Table 2 Themes and categories

From: Voices of the hungry: a qualitative measure of household food access and food insecurity in South Africa

Theme

Category

Dietary diversity

Type of food

Sources of food

Why a particular diet

Food abundance

Periods of food abundance and scarcity

Agricultural practices

Own production

Barriers to farming

Food security

Food secure or not

Causes of food insecurity

Ways to improve food security

Coping strategies

How to cope with food shortages