South Africa: One Food Basket Must Stretch Across Seven People in Many Homes

South Africa: One Food Basket Must Stretch Across Seven People in Many Homes

The household food basket used in the affordability index is calculated for a family of seven people each month. The February household food basket costs R5,422 to feed a seven-person household.

One food basket must stretch across seven people in many homes

Listen to this article. By Dylan Bettencourt The household food basket used in the affordability index is calculated for a family of seven people each month. The February household food basket costs R5,422 to feed a seven person household. The monthly household food basket tracked in South Africa’s affordability index is designed to feed a family of seven people. The February Household Affordability Index shows that the average cost of this ba…