in a youth development programme after the completion of their matric; in this
programme they managed to learn farming practices from a Chinese perspective
which included both modern and indigenous practices.
The number of years engaged by the respondents in the agricultural field was
analysed. Thirty-nine per cent of the participants indicated that agriculture has been
part of their lives since childhood. Eight per cent of the participants indicated that
agriculture has been the only form of employment they have known as their parents
worked on farms and they also started off working on farms. Twenty-three per cent
of the participants indicated that entering the field of agriculture was not exclusively
based only on the passion, but also on other factors such as unemployment, gap in
the field of agriculture (with regard to youth involvement), lifestyle changes, community building, and creating innovative ways of farming while using traditional
knowledge to conserve the environment.
The reduction of food insecurity is achieved by the availability of nutritious food
in the local proximity of the community. The availability of food near the residence
of communities benefits the community as it reduces travel costs to acquire needed
resources, like vegetables and livestock. The participants at Cullinan, Winterveld,
and Bronkhorstspruit indicated that during the harvest of crops such as spinach,
onions, tomato, chomolia (kale), mealies, and potatoes, the excess produce is
donated to a charity organisation, creches, and child-headed households within the
communities. There were respondents who have adopted poor families and donated
vegetables to them on a regular basis.
The following key statements were made by the participants when the elaboration
of the impact, the current work, and agricultural practices had and will have on
sustainable agriculture:
• Sustainable employment, which entails the employment of community members
on a permanent basis or on long-term contracts.
• Encouraging and increasing food security by ensuring the availability of food to
the communities and in the food markets in the City of Tshwane Municipality.
• The enablement and encouragement of the growth of the agricultural sector in
general, and reigniting agricultural participation and interest in the sector especially to the African community.
• Contributing to the education knowledge base by participating in research
initiatives and being part of the school system by teaching pupils in high school
about agricultural practices.
• The participants also created and participated in support activities to upcoming
farmers who need advice, information, guidance, and mentorship in the field of
agriculture.
The impact on the community is also aligned with the understanding and usage of
IKS in sustainable agricultural practices.
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programme they managed to learn farming practices from a Chinese perspective
which included both modern and indigenous practices.
The number of years engaged by the respondents in the agricultural field was
analysed. Thirty-nine per cent of the participants indicated that agriculture has been
part of their lives since childhood. Eight per cent of the participants indicated that
agriculture has been the only form of employment they have known as their parents
worked on farms and they also started off working on farms. Twenty-three per cent
of the participants indicated that entering the field of agriculture was not exclusively
based only on the passion, but also on other factors such as unemployment, gap in
the field of agriculture (with regard to youth involvement), lifestyle changes, community building, and creating innovative ways of farming while using traditional
knowledge to conserve the environment.
The reduction of food insecurity is achieved by the availability of nutritious food
in the local proximity of the community. The availability of food near the residence
of communities benefits the community as it reduces travel costs to acquire needed
resources, like vegetables and livestock. The participants at Cullinan, Winterveld,
and Bronkhorstspruit indicated that during the harvest of crops such as spinach,
onions, tomato, chomolia (kale), mealies, and potatoes, the excess produce is
donated to a charity organisation, creches, and child-headed households within the
communities. There were respondents who have adopted poor families and donated
vegetables to them on a regular basis.
The following key statements were made by the participants when the elaboration
of the impact, the current work, and agricultural practices had and will have on
sustainable agriculture:
• Sustainable employment, which entails the employment of community members
on a permanent basis or on long-term contracts.
• Encouraging and increasing food security by ensuring the availability of food to
the communities and in the food markets in the City of Tshwane Municipality.
• The enablement and encouragement of the growth of the agricultural sector in
general, and reigniting agricultural participation and interest in the sector especially to the African community.
• Contributing to the education knowledge base by participating in research
initiatives and being part of the school system by teaching pupils in high school
about agricultural practices.
• The participants also created and participated in support activities to upcoming
farmers who need advice, information, guidance, and mentorship in the field of
agriculture.
The impact on the community is also aligned with the understanding and usage of
IKS in sustainable agricultural practices.
194
J. Seko et al.