Browsing Research Publications by Author "Devereux, Stephen"
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Seasonal food insecurity among farm workers in the Northern Cape, South Africa
Devereux, Stephen; Tavener-Smith, Lauren (Nutrients, 2019)Very little is known about seasonal hunger in South Africa, or about the food security and nutritional status of farm workers. This article identifies a pathway to seasonal hunger—through intra-annual fluctuations in ... -
Seasonal food insecurity among farm workers in the Northern Cape, South Africa
Devereux, Stephen; Tavener-Smith, Lauren (MPDI, 2019)Very little is known about seasonal hunger in South Africa, or about the food security and nutritional status of farm workers. This article identifies a pathway to seasonal hunger—through intra-annual fluctuations in ... -
Social grants, remittances, and food security: does the source of income matter?
Waidler, Jennifer; Devereux, Stephen (Food Security, 2019)Large numbers of South Africans receive social grants (public transfers) or remittances (private transfers), and yet one in four South Africans is food insecure. The purpose of this paper is to address two questions: do ... -
Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Africa
Devereux, Stephen (SAGE Publications, 2021)Most African countries implemented measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 during 2020, such as restrictions on business activity and travel, school closures and stay-at-home lockdowns for several months. These ... -
Violations of farm workers’ labour rights in postapartheid South Africa
Devereux, Stephen (Development Southern Africa, 2019)Commercial farm workers in South Africa endured centuries of exploitation and abuse until the 1990s, when progressive legislation was promulgated that confers rights to workers aimed at improving their living and working ...