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Urban Agriculture:Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) Case-Study
Presentation to Agro-Ecology Conference, 28th
January 2019
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Study Area
Philippi Horticultural Area as described in the Metropolitan Peninsula Guide Plan 1988
• Located within the Cape Flats District
• Greater PHA areas constitutes 3 168,65 ha
• Remaining core 1 884, 80 ha
• SE and SW quadrants – 586,1 ha
• Greater area includes 9 informal settlements
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A Unique Growing Area• Urban commercial agriculture site in Cape Flats
District• Highly productive owing to combination of:
• climate, • water (highest yielding part of CFA) and• Soil
• Minimum 3 – 4 crop cycles p.a. & 28 vegetable types
• All year-round production• Lowest cost vegetable production • National food price regulator• Natural recharge and filtration function for CFA• Drought resilient• Irreplaceable within a radius of 120 km of CCT
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Agricultural value-chain• Contributes approx. 3000 direct and 30 000 indirect low-skilled jobs • Current turnover of R 938 M p.a.
• Embedded in national (& global) agricultural value chains• Proximity to markets & lower carbon footprint• Proximity to airport
• Supplies both formal and informal markets & all income segments
• Core and strategic retail suppliers• Value-adding
• Supports regional economic competitiveness• Potential to GROW
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PHA Under Threat
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Pressures
• Planning and policy uncertainty• Crime and community safety• Land speculation• Land invasions• Environmental degradation:
• illegal dumping • Illegal and incompatible land use• high inputs • high land productivity with limited crop rotation
requires high inputs• Cemeteries, WWTW, un-serviced informal
settlements impacting on CFA
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Instruments Available
National & Provincial legislation and Policy
Environment, water, waste, agriculture, climate change resilience, agrarian reform, food security, heritage
Local Government Powers and functions
Planning & land use management, Water, sanitation, human settlements, community safety, health, economic development, informal trader support, environmental management, waste management
Inter-Governmental Relations and Co-ordination
Provincial & national govt responsibilities for water, environment, human settlements, agriculture, community safety, economic development, social development – parastatal responsibilities e.g. ACSA & SAPS
Urban management instruments
Precinct management, MURP, area-based management
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Recent Planning Designation
• Identified in the CCT’S MSDF 2018 as:• A Critical Natural Area with regional impact• A Unique Area, with overlays of Agricultural and
Heritage significance• Important for climate change resilience & food
and water security of the City• Need to be translated into district and precinct plans
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PHA Socio-Economic Agricultural Plan
• Commissioned by WCDOA in June 2017
• Participatory study methodology
• Recommends the protection of the PHA for horticulture and reincorporation of the SW quadrant and SE quadrant (if legal challenge by the PHA Campaign is successful)
• Adopted by the Inter-Governmental Committee on the 4th June 2018
• Adopted by Provincial Cabinet on the 8th
August 2018
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PHA Plan Implementation Mechanisms
Given the wide-range of public sector actors involved, and the need to mobilise resources and commitments from within the private and community sectors, a WOSA approach was recommended
This approach requires:
An Inter-Governmental Structure that can be broadened to include private and community sector stakeholdersA PHA precinct management entity
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Key lessons from the PHA Case-Study
Provincial and City policy should be reviewed in light of global best–practice on urban agriculture
Urban agriculture contributes to urban resilience – water and food security & integrated human settlements
An inter-governmental effort is required to manage and support urban agriculture
Different urban agricultural activities require different types of support
Precinct management of urban assets such as the PHA is necessary
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