Ebook: Urban Agriculture in South Africa: A Study of the Eastern Cape Province

It shows how urban agriculture can be used to quell social problems like unemployment and food security in a developing nation. The author provides an overview of the most urban country in Africa, South Africa, and how for a long time politics impeded urban agriculture. It is widely understood that urban agriculture is an important livelihood strategy among the poor for food security and income generation in developing countries. In South Africa, it is emerging as a strategy for poverty alleviation. Despite high unemployment, urban agriculture appears less robust among South Africa's urban poor households when compared to other developing countries. The reason for this is the role of a social welfare grant system which provides the key source of household income for most people. The book explores the nature and geographical extent of urban agriculture in one of South Africa's poorest provinces, the Eastern Cape.