Abstract
As the population of South African cities rapidly increases, evidence
of food insecurity of urban populations is also on the increase. Urban
agriculture provides an opportunity to improve urban food security whilst
reducing poverty, inequality and unemployment. This position paper identifies
three problem areas in the current urban agricultural system in Johannesburg. It
proposes methods, whilst exploring examples, that can better encourage
participation, increasing skills and knowledge, and improve networking through
considered design intervention between stakeholders in Johannesburg’s food
system through the use of appropriate technology.