Is micro-farming the key to the future?: Abalimi Bezekhaya

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Abalimi Bezekhaya IS MICRO FARMING THE KEY TO THE FUTURE? Rob Small

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Presentation by Rob Small at the Inspiring Change Gathering in Cape Town, South Africa on 18 November 2011. www.climatesmartcapetown.co.za/events/inspiringchange

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Abalimi Bezekhaya

IS MICRO FARMING THE KEY TO THE FUTURE?

Rob Small

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Agriculture at Present – Is a War on Nature:

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Not to mention the inherent cruelty of the system:

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And the Inefficiencies of the Food System:

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Industrial Agriculture – Is a major driver of Climate Change:

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The Solution – Urban Agriculture: The Abalimi Bezekhaya Model

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1982: Abalimi Established

1995: Field Worker Programme

1995: Training Programme

1989: Khayelitsha Garden Centre

1985: Nyanga Garden Centre

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1997: More Field Workers

1996: SEED1996: SCAGA

1997: Philippi, Nyanga, Gugulethu,

Crossroads

2002: Vukuzenzela 2008: Harvest of Hope

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Urban Farms: Transforming Degraded Lands - SCAGA

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Abalimi Urban Farms: Masikhanye

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Abalimi Urban Farms: Fezeka

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The Abalimi Model: From farm to plate

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Urban Agriculture Activities Abalimi Supports:

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Resource Support:

Micro-credit and savings schemes:

Farmer Markets,

tunnels, cold storage and

packing sheds:

Garden Centres:

Agricultural Inputs:

Business Skills:Training:

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Training Programme:

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Garden Centres:

Nyanga Garden CentreKhayelitsha Garden

Centre

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Harvest of Hope:

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Organisational building and sustainability:

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Greening Projects:

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ABALIMI AT PRESENT AND EXTENDING THE ABALIMI

MODEL: FARM AND GARDEN NATIONAL TRUST

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Thank you for your time:

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT:TEL /FAX: +27 (21) 371 1653

POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 44, Observatory, Cape Town, 7935, South Africa

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Centre) Philippi, 7785EMAIL: [email protected]