Cape Town Community Gardens Network
Cape Town, South Africa · Operator: City of Cape Town / Provincial Agriculture Department / Civil Society
Overview
City of Cape Town and Provincial Agriculture support community gardens in low-income areas to enhance food security and nutrition.
Citizen participation
Citizen-driven. Focus on food security in low-income neighborhoods.
Operating model
Public support. Provision of boreholes, water tanks, and irrigation systems.
Impact
Improved food access, advancing environmental justice, community cohesion.
Land tenure
Crops
- vegetables
- staple crops
Scale
Multiple sites across Cape Flats townships
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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