The personal and social benefits of urban agriculture experienced by cultivators on the Cape Flats

Olivier, David; Heinecken, Lindy

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2016.1259988

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“…Likewise, NGOs in the city have a long history of using urban agriculture as a tool to http://repository.uwc.ac.za counter poverty in urban communities (Karaan & Mohamed, 1998;Tembo & Louw, 2013;Olivier & Heinecken, 2017). In this regard, urban agriculture can be considered a community development initiative employed by these supporting organisations.…”

Section: The Link Between Social Capital Social Development and Urbamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the city facilitates the engagement of various stakeholders and officially recognises urban agriculture within the city borders (Olivier & Heinecken, 2017), it has been criticised on a number of grounds. Firstly, Battersby & Marshak (2013) carried out a study which identified that the aims of the Urban Agriculture Policy were not inclusive of the aims of the urban farmers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, due to limited government involvement in the actual groundwork (monitoring and training) NGOs play a crucial role in supporting urban farmer groups in Cape Town (Olivier, 2015:56). Olivier & Heinecken (2017) note that NGOs have been the main instigators of the development of urban agricultural activities in Cape Town. Battersby et al (2014) observe that some of the biggest organisations include Abalimi Bezekhaya and Soil for Life.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cape Town has a long history of supporting urban agriculture within its borders (Rogerson, 2010), in fact, it is the only South African city with an urban agriculture policy (Olivier & Heinecken, 2017). Olivier & Heinecken (2017) argue that Cape Town has the most diversified urban agriculture sector, with support from both nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and the government.…”

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“…Olivier & Heinecken (2017) argue that Cape Town has the most diversified urban agriculture sector, with support from both nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and the government. Visser (2006) holds that increasing unemployment levels and failure of the economic sector to absorb the unemployed encouraged the city to employ urban agriculture as an intervention strategy to generate jobs and counter poverty.…”

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The organisation of urban agriculture in Cape Town, South Africa: A social capital perspective

Kanosvamhira

2018

Development Southern Africa

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This article explores urban agriculture in Cape Town and its organisational forms. Based on a literature review of peerreviewed articles and grey literature, it examines the state of linkages among urban farmers and various supporting organisations of urban agriculture. Moreover, it examines the coordination of activities among key supporting organisations. By analysing the roles of state and non-state actors and linkages, the article discusses implications for the development of urban agriculture. This article suggests that a lack of effective coordination of initiatives among supporting actors presents a significant pitfall in the development of urban agriculture. Furthermore, the failure of farmers to self-organise is identified as equally detrimental. Therefore, it calls for improved synergies between state and non-state actors involved to ensure that the gains of urban agriculture are enhanced.

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The personal and social benefits of urban agriculture experienced by cultivators on the Cape Flats

Cited by 35 publications

References 22 publications

The organisation of urban agriculture in Cape Town, South Africa: A social capital perspective

The organisation of urban agriculture in Cape Town, South Africa: A social capital perspective

Sustainable Latin American Cities? Evaluation of the Sustainability of the City of Puebla (Mexico) Using Indicators

Public Usable Space as a Catalyst for Quality of Life Improvement: The Case of Cape Town’s Social Farming Projects

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