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IPON Research Network

South Africa

South African partners have actively collaborated with the Xhosa Indigenous people in 3 communities since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Map of South Africa

Country Context

Food Systems Characteristics

Home gardens and livestock are important for susbsistence and cultural practices

Climate & Environmental Stress

The Eastern Cape province has been suffering from drought since 2015

Social Stress

Apartheid legacies of inequalitiy in relation to access to basic services (water, health, education), unempoyment

Key Collaborators

Umthathi Training Project

Assumption Development Centre

Makhanda Circle Unity (MCU)