Takawira Mubvami and Milika Manyati

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

HIV and Aids affect all communities –both urban and rural. This article looks at how urban agriculture can be a way to integrate the HIV/Aids-infected and -affected households in a community. The article starts by highlighting some of the issues relating to HIV/Aids and their impact before presenting case
studies that demonstrate how urban agriculture has been used to integrate HIV/Aids-affected households into communities.

Takawira Mubvami

In: UA Magazine 16 - Formulating Effective Policies on Urban Agrilculture

Bulawayo is Zimbabwe’s second largest city. Once Zimbabwe’s industrial hub, the city has lost most of its major industries, through outright closure or relocation to the capital city, Harare. The city is thus
home to a relatively poor urban population, compared to the population of Harare. A policy framework on urban agriculture is under development since 1996, and is supported by RUAF.

Introduction

Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe and is located in the southwestern part of the country at an altitude of 1370m above sea level. Its location was selected by Lobengula, last of the Ndebele Kings for his personal kraal. It was declared a municipality in 1897 and a city in 1943. The actual population is over 1 million inhabitants at an Municipal area of 630 km². The average rainfall is 575 mm per annum. The temperature varies from 14^oC in June to 22^oC in October.