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The Production of Indigenous Vegetables in KwaZulu-Natal: Obstacles and Opportunities [The Politics of Food]             This project seeks to investigate and document the production and market issues pertaining to imifino (indigenous vegetables) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The main question is, in light of the convincing scientific data about the high nutritional content of imifino, why are these vegetables so difficult to access in the market place. The project aims to investigate the obstacles and opportunities faced by small-scale farmers who are cultivating these vegetables. The theoretical approach is informed by concepts from food sovereignty, food regimes, and indigenous knowledge systems. Using qualitative methods including participatory video, commodity mapping, and interviews, we document the best practices of these farmers and identify the market opportunities and constraints that affect their work.               Additional Participants: Mrs. Fakazile Mthethwa, KwaBhoboza, Mtubatuba;Narendran Kumarakulasingam (PhD), American University, Washington D.C. Participants: Dr Mvuselelo Ngcoya Back	Search Projects  Research Themes Banking and Finance    Monetary Policy and Inflation Credibility Cities, Space and Development    Chance2Sustain Demography and Population Dynamics    Aging and Health in Africa Empowerment in an unequal world? Examining the relationship between fertility and women’s economic participation among African South Africans Marriage Markets and iLobolo in South Africa Environmental Justice    Knowledge for Coastal Governance Gender and Households    Gender and Poverty in South Africa Gender and Taxation Housewives and Housework Mothers and Motherhood in South Africa ICT for Development    Community-based Learning, ICT and Quality-of-life (CLIQ): A participatory approach to assessing the impact of ICT access. Labour and Employment    Exposure Dialogue Programme Health and Safety for Informal Workers Informal Land Markets and Labour Migration Informal Economy Monitoring Study Labor Market Analysis for the Rockefeller Foundation’s PRIDE (Poverty Reduction through Information and Digital Employment) Initiative Segmentation and Unionisation in the South African Labour Market The Economics of Language Urban Policies and the Informal Economy Poverty and Inequality    KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study (KIDS) Subjective Well-being Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS    Stalling Contraception? Perspectives and Experiences of Sexually Active Women and Men in KwaZulu-Natal Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS    Growing old with AIDS: Targeting older people for a change Health in a rapidly changing South Africa The Introduction of a Universal Dual Prophylaxis PMTCT Programme in South Africa to Prevent Infant HIV Infections: an assessment of the impact of geographic area and socioeconomic status on outcome in operational settings Understanding the dynamics of condom negotiation and use in marital relationships in generalised HIV epidemics The Politics of Food    The Production of Indigenous Vegetables in KwaZulu-Natal: Obstacles and Opportunities Trade and Industry    Constraints to Growth in Employment and Manufacturing in the Greater Durban Manufacturing area [completed] Manufacturing Firms in the Greater Durban Area. Trajectories of Capital Accumulation    South African Capitalism: Global and local Dynamics in an Historical Context. X Research ARCHIVE    National Policy and Labour Market Trends A Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the Local Competitiveness Fund Implementation Projects Under Gijima KZN LED Support Programme. AIDS, Demography and Poverty Trends (ADAPT) in an African Population with High AIDS Mortality and Implications for Social Policy Budgeting for a Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Determinants of Child Welfare Outcomes in SA: a comparative analysis of cross-sectional and panel data Durban Community-Building Project Fisheries in Madagascar Gender, Employment and Time Use Gender, SMME and Trade Issues in South Africa [completed] Industrial Restructuring Project International Partnerships for Collaborative Research and Knowledge Building in the Field of Global and Regional Local Government Collaboration for Sustainable Community Development – Research project proposal development Making the Most of Commodities Programme/Hewlett Foundation – Infrastructure, mining and linkages in Tanzania’s Central Development Corridor Poverty & Information and Communication Technology Systems in Urban and Rural East-Africa (PICTURE) Prospects for linkages in growth sector value chains in Lesotho (UNDP/UNCTAD) Quality of Life (Land Reform) Risk and Vulnerability SADC Case studies in TNC-SME Linkages [completed] Social Policy and Cash Transfers in South Africa and the Rest of Africa Social Protection and the Informal Economy Strengthening Analytical Capacity and Evidence-based Decision Making [completed] The Impact of Asian drivers on Sub-Saharan Africa The Political Economy of Paid and Unpaid Care The Politics of Housing and Service Provision in Shack Settlements Towards a Low Carbon City: Focus on Durban Trade, Reproductive Health and Rights Transformation in Small Towns Transforming the Apartheid City: Durban Qualitative Component Unlocking the Green Economy in KwaZulu-Natal Water institutions and Delivery Case Studies Young Researchers Philanthropy Initiative [Completed project] Civil Society and Development [Completed] The Globalisation, Marginalisation and New Social Movements Project South African Research Chair in Economic Development    South African Research Chair in Economic Development South African Research Chair in Applied Poverty Reduction Assessment    South African Research Chair in Applied Poverty Reduction Assessment Archive    Completed Projects [In Progress: TEST]