Abalimi Bezekhaya

IS MICRO FARMING THE KEY TO THE FUTURE?

Rob Small

Agriculture at Present – Is a War on Nature:

Not to mention the inherent cruelty of the system:

And the Inefficiencies of the Food System:

Industrial Agriculture – Is a major driver of Climate Change:

The Solution – Urban Agriculture: The Abalimi Bezekhaya Model

1982: Abalimi Established

1995: Field Worker Programme

1995: Training Programme

1989: Khayelitsha Garden Centre

1985: Nyanga Garden Centre

1997: More Field Workers

1996: SEED1996: SCAGA

1997: Philippi, Nyanga, Gugulethu,

Crossroads

2002: Vukuzenzela 2008: Harvest of Hope

Urban Farms: Transforming Degraded Lands - SCAGA

Abalimi Urban Farms: Masikhanye

Abalimi Urban Farms: Fezeka

The Abalimi Model: From farm to plate

Urban Agriculture Activities Abalimi Supports:

Resource Support:

Micro-credit and savings schemes:

Farmer Markets,

tunnels, cold storage and

packing sheds:

Garden Centres:

Agricultural Inputs:

Business Skills:Training:

Training Programme:

Garden Centres:

Nyanga Garden CentreKhayelitsha Garden

Centre

Harvest of Hope:

Organisational building and sustainability:

Greening Projects:

ABALIMI AT PRESENT AND EXTENDING THE ABALIMI

MODEL: FARM AND GARDEN NATIONAL TRUST

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

PHYSICAL ADRESS: Cwango Cresent, (Cnr New Eisleben Rd and Lansdowne Rd, behind Shoprite

Centre) Philippi, 7785EMAIL: info@abalimi.org.za