Land reform, housing and urban agriculture: a gendered approach to realising the right to food

Key Points

• The study aims to investigate how a gendered approach to land reform can enhance food security through urban agriculture in South Africa.
• Examined urban farming practices among women in South Africa
• Analyzed land reform policies for gender sensitivity
• Identified contributions of women in community food security efforts
• Women constitute the majority of urban farmers in South Africa
• Their involvement in urban agriculture enhances local food security
• Land reform policies need to explicitly support gender considerations to be effective