The performance and support of food gardens in some townships of the Cape Metropolitan Area: An evaluation of Abalimi Bezekhaya

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• Respectively, Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, and Coordinator, Enviro Unit, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town. The authors wish to thank the food gardeners who so willingly participated in the research exercises; our fieldwork assistants, Khalid Salie and Gladman Ngxokwana; and the staff of Abalimi Bezekhaya for their valuable comments, advice and support throughout the research. We also wish to acknowledge with thanks the valuable comments and suggestions of the anonymous referee.
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