What does the food security service entail?
Avo Vision offers a multifaceted approach to food security that includes regenerative agriculture solutions and projects surrounding issues of water restoration and soil erosion. Additionally, this service entails supporting individuals involved in urban food gardening and smallholder farming.
How do you support individuals & cooperatives in urban and smallholder farming?
Avo Vision provides support in two ways. Firstly, the technical skills “how to” surrounding subsistence and commercial farming. Secondly, Avo Vision provides support in the form of business acumen and business management skills needed to run a sustainable business such as incubation, access to experts/mentoring, and access to markets.
What is “Regenerative Agriculture”?
Regenerative agriculture is a holistic and sustainable approach to farming and land management that seeks to improve and revitalise ecosystems rather than deplete them. It focuses on practices that enhance soil health, biodiversity, and water quality while reducing the use of synthetic inputs and minimising negative environmental impacts.
What is the importance of addressing food security?
Over 20 million South Africans go to bed hungry every night. Tackling food insecurity is a pressing social issue that directly and indirectly affects all spheres of society.
What is Avo Vision’s approach toward food security & promoting sustainable agriculture?
The food security service encourages sustainable agriculture by supporting small-scale farmers, promoting agroecological practices, and advocating for responsible land management. It also emphasises the conservation of biodiversity and the reduction of food waste.