Urban agriculture and the sustainability nexus in South Africa: Past, current, and future trends
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2023
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Springer
Abstract
Urban agriculture remains a topical issue that needs to be better understood in striving
for sustainable cities, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Through a literature
review, this article examines urban agriculture studies in South Africa to identify
trends, opportunities, and gaps in the literature. The article examines the discourses
that have emerged based on a narrative literature review of 62 peer-reviewed articles
from 1993 to 2022. The findings indicate that several gaps in the knowledge
limit our understanding of the practice of urban agriculture toward sustainable cities,
for instance, an under-representation of secondary cities and the general productivist
focus of most studies in the country. The author argues that future research needs
to focus on underrepresented cities using rich methodologies to gain further insights
into urban agriculture and its place in the city.
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Agriculture, Sustainable cities, South Africa, Food security, Nutrition
Citation
Kanosvamhira, T. P. (2023). Urban agriculture and the sustainability nexus in South Africa: Past, current, and future trends. Urban Forum, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-023-09480-4