Urban farming in the informal settlements of Atteridgeville,Pretoria, South Africa

Urban farming in the informal settlements of Atteridgeville,Pretoria, South Africa

The objectives of the study were to provide quantitative information on the material benefits generated from urban farming in order to assess the contribution of this activity to the food security and nutrition of participating households and to explore the meaning of urban agriculture in the liveli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Van Averbeke, W
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	Water SA 2007
Subjects:	Urban agriculture Home gardening
Online Access:	http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000784

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