South Africa is one of the African countries that are sustaining the capacity to meet national food
requirements; however, large-scale inequality and poverty mean that the majority of its people do not
enjoy food security or adequate access to food. Promotion of rural development may be achieved by
investing in public funding. The business of governmental institutions is to serve and address the needs
of people by formulating and implementing policies that will enhance food security. Due to lack in
lobbying power; many people are still food insecure because of inadequate access to food, irrespective
of food availability. Agriculture is more prevalent in rural areas as the strategy to eradicate food
insecurity and particularly crop farming. Land and access and ownership is a continuing challenge which
also has a negative impact on rural production. Rural local municipalities mostly depend on
governmental funding, which is limited due to poor service delivery and massive backlogs. While South
Africa as a nation is food secure, rural households are not yet free from being food insecure. Food
insecurity is a multi-sectoral issue that needs to be tackled by all institutions and sectors and should not
only be aligned with the agricultural sector.