Food security

1. FOOD SECURITY South Africa

2. LANGA

3. PROBLEM?

4. PROBLEMS Rapidly increasing population
size
Lack of space to build new
houses
Vegetable patches are being
converted into land for
residential purposes
Due to lack of wealth,
food is not easily afforded
Vegetable gardens are
constantly being vandalized

5. POTENTIAL
CONSEQUENCES?

6. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES Reduction in arable land may result in overuse of remaining land
Reduction in vegetable gardens will result in less food being
produced within Langa
Overuse may result in loss of core minerals
(which can not be replenished)

7. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES Runoff from pollution and litter will pollute the existing
water sources, resulting in less drinking and farming water
(It may also cause diseases such as cholera)
Once the effects of land misuse have occurred, the land will
effectively become useless for agricultural purposes
This will result in a lack of food for a large number of people
in the community

8. SOLUTIONS?

9. SOLUTIONS Use land management techniques to manage
farming procedures and natural resources
The Honeycomb Project

10. LAND MANAGEMENT Allocate certain farming zones
Change to a different farming zone
after each harvest in order to allow
the soil to recover.
Monitor the conditions of each zone
Establish watering systems that are able
to operate when needed and save water
when not needed

11. The Honeycomb Project HP

12. Vegetables can be farmed in a greenhouse
to provide food for people
We estimate that 1 unit will be able to feed
between 3 to 5 families
A unit will be able to produce fish and vegetables
Our self-sustaining unit will allow more land to be used for houses
Families can sell excess food in order to buy other foods
in order to have a balanced diet The Honeycomb Project HP

13. The Honeycomb Project The unit HP

14. The Honeycomb Project The unit HP

15. The Honeycomb Project 12 x 3 meter container R20 000
12 x 0,85 x 0,4 meter fish tank R1 500
Greenhouse film R6500
Growing racks R6000
Water sprinklers and timer R500
Water pump R2000
50 watt solar panel/turbine R500
Other costs (delivery, construction etc.) R8000
TOTAL COST R45 000COSTS HP

16. The Honeycomb Project FINANCES Households that do grow their
own food, spend on average R350
per month on food purchases Each family can save R300 per month if they grow their own food We estimated that our unit can provide food for 3-5 families.
This means that our unit can save approximately R1200 per month.
Which is approximately R14400 per year. HP Households that don’t grow their
own food, spend on average R650
per month on food purchases Therefore, after 3 years, the unit will have saved just under R45000,
which is how much it cost to build the unit.

17. SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?