title: Population, food and nutrition during the remainder of this century: Part II. South Africa.
abstract: Whether South Africa can grow enough food over the next 20 years to meet the needs of a population estimated to be increasing by up to 1 million a year depends primarily on the extent, nature and condition of its natural resources and secondly on how they will be conserved and used. These, together with other relevant matters, are the subjects considered for both White and Black areas, especially as they affect the production of our basic foodstuff--maize. The maize production potential of the homelands is considerable, but at present they are largely dependent on imports obtained from White farms. Possible reasons for this unhealthy state of affairs are discussed. What can be done to enable the homelands to make their contribution to the food supplies of the country?
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000383:Agriculture; D044383:Black People; D004651:Employment; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005523:Food Supply; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D006109:Poaceae; D011158:Population Growth / Q000639:trends*; D013019:South Africa; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization; D044465:White People; D003313:Zea mays