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Title: | The significance of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Peddie, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa |
Authors: | Thornton, A.C. Nel, E. |
Year: | 2007 |
Periodical: | Africanus |
Volume: | 37 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 13-20 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subject: | urban agriculture |
Abstract: | A general theme in the narrative on urban and periurban agriculture (UPA) is its alleged significance as a livelihoods strategy for the majority of urban poor households in the developing world. This paper examines the experiences of people living in Peddie, a small, rural, former 'homeland' town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, engaged in urban agricultural activities. Key themes revealed by the Peddie case study include the reality that UPA is not as significant or as widely practised as one would expect, despite the need for development, food security and income supplementation, particularly in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It appears that limited financial or business skills at the local level can create barriers to sound planning, production and marketing with community-level development initiatives. Built-in barriers also hinder UPA. However, UPA has a potential role to play in addressing food security, particularly among people facing the effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Bibliogr., note, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |