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For food security to exist, all people in a community should be able to either grow or buy enough nutritious food to lead an active and healthy life. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) identified the four pillars of food security as availability, access, utilization and stability. The ravages of climate change with its extended cycles of drought and flash floods has threatened the ability of people in rural areas to produce their own food. In addition, the migration of men and young people to urban areas and mines has contributed to reduced subsistence farming and a loss of knowledge of traditional farming methods.
SCAT is encouraging communities through our local development agency (LDA) partners to promote home grown food production. One of the biggest challenges faced by these projects has been water scarcity due to rivers and dams drying up and climate patterns changing. In response to this challenge, we have been training communities in better water management. This is useful for the projects and in the home and ensures that the food garden projects are more sustainable.
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