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Analysis of Production and Consumption of Organic Products in South Africa
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methodology. Section 4 presents the results and discussion. Finally, section5 provides
concluding remarks.
3. Materials and methods
The study was carried out in the two provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape
Provinces in South Africa (Figure 3). The selected study areas are in the rural Umbumbulu
Magisterial District in KwaZulu-Natal Province and the OR Tambo and Amatole District
Municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province.
Figure 3.
Map of study area
The Umbumbulu area is one of the former homelands of KwaZulu-Natal Province. The
Province has the largest concentration of people who are relatively poor, and social indicators
point to below average levels of social development. According to the mid-year population
estimates by Statistics South Africa [28], the Province has a population of 10. 6 Million people
67 percent of whom reside in communal areas of the former KwaZulu-Natal homeland [28].
The OR Tambo District Municipality is the second poorest Municipality in the Eastern Cape
Province with some areas having poverty levels of as high as 82 % [29]. About 67% of the
