Small-holder farmers
We work with small-holder farmers (particularly women farmers in the eastern region of South Africa) and support them to have control over their agricultural resources (including land, water, seed, infrastructure), and to secure their farmers' rights.
Our work with small-holder farmers includes:
- training farmers and community facilitators on agroecology practices and GMO awareness;
- validating traditional agricultural knowledge;
- promoting household seed banks;
- farmers' exchanges, seed rituals and seed festivals;
- supporting farmers to strengthen their agroecological production and market their surplus produce; and
- facilitating markets for communities' surplus production.
We currently work with small-holder farmer groups and projects in five project sites in KwaZulu-Natal:
Tshaneni
- Hlanganani
- Ngezandla Zethu
- Sphiwinhlanhla Gardening
- Ukuzenzele Garden Project
Pongola
- Abenzi Bezwi
- Amatshitshi
- Impisethunjini
- Phezukomkhono
Mtubatuba
- Siyakhula
- Zimele Rural Women's Empowerment Organisation
KwaNgwanase
- Khombindlela
- Thandazusebenze
- Vulindlela
Ingwavuma
- Isifisosethu
- KwaQatha
- Lindizwe Crop and Vegetable Production
- Masizwanethubalethu
- Msebe
- Mvelabusha
- Siphosethu
- Siyaphambili
- Siyaphilisa
- Vukani
- Vukuzenzele
- Vukuzibuthe Women's Project
Related documents
2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 •
| Date | Title |
| 01 Oct 2012 | Policy Brief: Securing Farmers' Rights and Seed Sovereignty in South Africa [PDF] |
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Agroecology Is Best Practice: Biowatch South Africa's work with smallholder farmers
October 2018
Biowatch Bulletin
June 2018
Research Paper
March 2018
Fact Sheet:
Household seed banks
Agroecology: Environmental, social and economic justice
Landmark Victory for Justice
