food security

FOOD SECURITYSouth Africa

PROBLEM?

PROBLEMS

Rapidly increasing population size

Lack of space to build new houses

Vegetable patches are being converted into land for residential purposes

Due to lack of wealth, food is not easily afforded

Vegetable gardens are constantly being vandalized

POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES?

POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES

Reduction in arable land may result in overuse of remaining land

Reduction in vegetable gardens will result in less food being produced within Langa

Overuse may result in loss of core minerals (which can not be replenished)

POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES

Runoff from pollution and litter will pollute the existing water sources, resulting in less drinking and farming water(It may also cause diseases such as cholera)

Once the effects of land misuse have occurred, the land will effectively become useless for agricultural purposes

This will result in a lack of food for a large number of people in the community

SOLUTIONS?

SOLUTIONS

Use land management techniques to manage farming procedures and natural resources

The Honeycomb Project

LAND MANAGEMENT

Allocate certain farming zones

Change to a different farming zone after each harvest in order to allow the soil to recover.

Monitor the conditions of each zone

Establish watering systems that are able to operate when needed and save waterwhen not needed


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Vegetables can be farmed in a greenhouse to provide food for people

We estimate that 1 unit will be able to feed between 3 to 5 families

A unit will be able to produce fish and vegetables

Our self-sustaining unit will allow more land to be used for houses

Families can sell excess food in order to buy other foods in order to have a balanced diet

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The unit

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12 x 3 meter container R20 00012 x 0,85 x 0,4 meter fish tank R1 500

Greenhouse film R6500Growing racks R6000

Water sprinklers and timer R500Water pump R2000

50 watt solar panel/turbine R500Other costs (delivery, construction etc.) R8000

TOTAL COST R45 000

COSTS

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FINANCESHouseholds that do grow their

own food, spend on average R350 per month on food purchases

Each family can save R300 per month if they grow their own food

We estimated that our unit can provide food for 3-5 families.This means that our unit can save approximately R1200 per month.

Which is approximately R14400 per year.

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Households that don’t grow their own food, spend on average R650

per month on food purchases

Therefore, after 3 years, the unit will have saved just under R45000, which is how much it cost to build the unit.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

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