SUS Grahamstown (Makana)
Monday, 03 October 2011 14:02
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Grahamstown is located in
the Eastern Cape
province of South Africa
with a population of about
135,000.
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The Grahamstown team working together at the SUS engagement workshop
Bringing back culture into agriculture
The Grahamstown team shares a concern about growing unemployment accelerated environmental degradation and increased prevalence of HIV/AIDS in their city. Their strategic inquiry revolves around a wish to restore a culture of agriculture for the benefit of people living in poverty in Grahamstown. The team will pursue the strategic inquiry “What can we do to restore a culture of agriculture for the benefit of the local people within Makana?” They will seek to alleviate poverty through organic food production, while providing livelihood and income generation possibilities. Initial actions from the team include identification of relevant stakeholders, workshops to elaborate the inquiry and activities to anchor their work in the city administration. In the implementation phase of their work, starting September 2011, they will seek to contribute to reorientation of agricultural systems towards modes of production that are highly productive, highly sustainable and that contribute to the progressive realisation of the human right to adequate food. They are committed to ensure that all aspects of their decision-making emerge out of consultative processes with a broad range of stakeholders, including non-literate and highly marginalized sectors of society. The style of consultation will draw on Xhosa traditions of grassroots democratic practise.
