The UAI is a clustered farming operation with both horizontal and vertical aggregation. Cluster farming is the coming together of agricultural growers in an area to form a cluster so as to synergistically enjoy one economic benefit or collectively share a burden.

Benefits of farming clusters are:

  • sharing in recent and expensive research and agri­cultural technology;
  • access to cheap farming inputs;
  • marketing and distribution chain; and
  • extension business support services.

The UAI seeks to develop several specialised products and multiple product farming operations utilising several key agricultural technologies and inner-city spaces, with a commitment to local food systems, community development and employment creation.

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What the UAI does for Urban farmers

The objective of the UAI is to empower farmers to be self-sustaining.
This is achieved through the use of the following:

Skills development and training

Skills transfer mentorship programme

Access to initial equipment to start production

Secured market access and offtake

Comprehensive enterprise development services

Urban Agriculture Initiative Model

Urban Agriculture Initiative Model

Urban Agriculture Initiative Model

Requirements

Have a love for plants and would like to establish your own urban farm.

Have an existing urban farm or garden and want to see how you can work with the UAI.

Want to see how you can get involved in urban farming

Want to see if the UAI can help you with access to market.

Requirements

Have a love for plants and would like to establish your own urban farm.

Have an existing urban farm or garden and want to see how you can work with the UAI.

Want to see how you can get involved in urban farming

Want to see if the UAI can help you with access to market.

Requirements

Have a love for plants and would like to establish your own urban farm.

Have an existing urban farm or garden and want to see how you can work with the UAI.

Want to see how you can get involved in urban farming

Want to see if the UAI can help you with access to market.

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