1) The document discusses whether micro farming is the key to the future and examines the Abalimi Bezekhaya urban agriculture model in South Africa. 2) The Abalimi model involves establishing garden centers and providing resources, training, and business skills to urban farmers to transform degraded lands into productive farms. 3) Since 1982, Abalimi has expanded its operations, established additional garden centers, and aims to extend its model through a proposed Farm and Garden National Trust.

1. IS MICRO FARMING
THE KEY TO THE
FUTURE?
Abalimi Bezekhaya
Rob Small

2. Agriculture at Present – Is a War on Nature:

3. Not to mention the inherent cruelty of the system:

4. And the Inefficiencies of the Food System:

5. Industrial Agriculture – Is a major driver of Climate Change:

6. The Solution – Urban Agriculture: The Abalimi
Bezekhaya Model

7. 1982: Abalimi
Established 1985: Nyanga Garden Centre
1989: Khayelitsha Garden
Centre
1995: Field Worker 1995: Training
Programme Programme

8. 1996: SEED 1996: SCAGA
1997: Philippi, Nyanga,
1997: More Field Workers Gugulethu, Crossroads
2002: Vukuzenzela 2008: Harvest of Hope

9. Urban Farms: Transforming Degraded Lands - SCAGA

10. Abalimi Urban Farms: Masikhanye

11. Abalimi Urban Farms: Fezeka

12. The Abalimi Model: From farm to plate

13. Urban Agriculture Activities Abalimi Supports:

14. Resource Support:
Farmer Markets, Micro-credit and
Garden Centres: tunnels, cold storage savings schemes:
Business Skills: Agricultural Inputs: and packing sheds:
Training:

15. Training Programme:

16. Garden Centres:
Nyanga Garden Centre Khayelitsha Garden Centre

17. Harvest of Hope:

18. Organisational building and sustainability:

19. Greening Projects:

20. ABALIMI AT PRESENT AND
EXTENDING THE ABALIMI
MODEL: FARM AND
GARDEN NATIONAL TRUST

21. 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, 7785
EMAIL: info@abalimi.org.za