Considerations for the design of nutrition-sensitive production programmes in rural South Africa

Hendriks, S. L.; Viljoen, A.; Marais, D.; Wenhold, F. A. M.; McIntyre, A. M.; Ngidi, M. S.; Annandale, J. G.; Kalaba, M.; Stewart, D.

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09445-3

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Table 9 Food group consumption for cropping and non-cropping households from the 24-h recall

From: Considerations for the design of nutrition-sensitive production programmes in rural South Africa

	Season	Total sample		Non-cropping		Cropping		Irrigating
	Season	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion
Sample size	Summer	264		103		83		75
Sample size	Winter	279		83		193		108
Cereals	Summer	255	96.2	99	96.1	83	100	74	98.7
Cereals	Winter	273	97.5	83	100	186	96.4	102	94.4
White roots and tubers	Summer	125 (of 265)	47.2	47	45.6	31	37.3	20	26.7
White roots and tubers	Winter	113	40.4	31	37.3	81	42.0	58	53.7
Orange-fleshed vegetables	Summer	83	31.6	23 (of 102)	22.5	15	18.1	10	13.3
Orange-fleshed vegetables	Winter	57	20.4	15	18.1	42	21.8	31	28.7
Dark green leafy vegetables	Summer	132	50.2	39 (of 102)	38.2	20	24.1	16	21.3
Dark green leafy vegetables	Winter	93	33.2	20	24.1	73	37.8	55	50.9
Other vegetables	Summer	196	74.2	61 (of 102)	59.8	37	44.6	45 (of 72)	62.5
Other vegetables	Winter	180 of 274)	65.7	37	44.6	140	72.5	89 (of 106)	84.0
Orange-coloured fruit	Summer	72	27.3	24 (of 102)	23.5	4	4.8	5 (of 74)	6.8
Orange-coloured fruit	Winter	35 (of 277)	12.6	4	9.6	31 (of 191)	16.2	26 (of 107)	24.3
Other fruit	Summer	100	37.9	24 (of 102)	23.5	8	9.6	16	21.3
Other fruit	Winter	69	24.7	8	9.6	60	31.1	43	39.8
Organ meat	Summer	79 (of 263)	30.0	28 (of 102)	27.7	13 (of 82)	15.9	5	6.7
Organ meat	Winter	32 (of 278)	11.5	13 (of 82)	15.9	19	31.1	14	13.0
Meat	Summer	140	53.0	47 (of 102)	46.1	46	55.4	28	37.3
Meat	Winter	144	51.6	46	55.4	97	50.3	67	62.0
Eggs	Summer	76	28.8	25 (of 102)	24.5	4	4.8	4	5.3
Eggs	Winter	39	13.9	4	4.8	35	18.1	29	26.9
Fish and seafood	Summer	98 (of 263)	37.3	35 (of 101)	34.7	12 (of 82)	14.6	9	12.0
Fish and seafood	Winter	65	23.4	12 (of 82)	4.8	53	27.5	44	40.7
Dried beans and legumes	Summer	96	36.4	25 (of 102)	24.5	8	9.6	16	21.3
Dried beans and legumes	Winter	79	28.2	8	9.6	71	36.8	54	50.0
Milk and milk products	Summer	136	51.1	51 (of 102)	50.0	35	42.2	29	38.7
Milk and milk products	Winter	124	44.4	35	42.2	88	45.6	55	50.9
Oils and fats	Summer	238 (of 265)	89.9	91	90.4	73	88.0	59	78.7
Oils and fats	Winter	243	87.1	73	88.0	167	86.5	99	91.7

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