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Urban Agriculture in South Africa: A Study of the Eastern Cape Province
Author(s): Alexander Counihan Thornton (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773430393
- ISBN-13: 9780773430396
Book Description
his book focuses on urban and peri-urban agriculture in the small town context.The result of high incidences of urban poverty, unemployment and income inequalities give lessons learned in this book that could assist government and policy makers seeking to strengthen local food supply, particularly in small towns that are remote from the mainstream, and where the urban poor are most vulnerable to shortages and price shocks of basic food supplies.
