Myles Oelofse, Raymond Auerbach and Andreas de Neergaard

In: UA Magazine no. 18 - Building Communities through Urban Agriculture

The multi-functionality of urban agriculture makes it a widely practised activity in the townships surrounding the city of Durban, South Africa1. In Mpumalanga Township, due to the lack of land for small-scale agricultural production in the area, community gardening in the few available plots within the township has become a popular activity that provides community members with a number
of ecological as well as community services.