ABSTRACT
The discussion so far in this part of the study has shown that the aspects referred to in the theoretical discussion in Part II – underdeveloped market structures, market uncertainties, the gender division of labour and roles and possible conflicts of interest within the home economy – play an important role in Rukwa Region. The conclusions drawn from the theoretical analysis therefore allow of the assumption that production and income indicators reflect only one aspect of food security. In practice, however, the information on and knowledge of changing socio-economic structures and the scope for action of home economies and their members that is needed for an assessment of the food security system is often lacking. Detailed and methodologically wholly satisfactory studies and research projects are very time-consuming and soon encounter capacity and financing constraints.
