Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town
| dc.contributor.author | Thom, Amy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Conradie, Beatrice | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-04T09:03:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-04T09:03:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-05-04T07:46:13Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The social benefits of urban agriculture, such as improving food security, developing a sense of community and promoting ecological conservation, are well documented in the literature and in practice. However, in order to contribute to sustainable economic development, urban agriculture must also present viable business opportunities. This study set forth fresh produce box schemes operated via a social enterprise model as a context-appropriate, economically viable business opportunity for promoting inclusive socioeconomic development. Using mixed-methods, three box scheme business models were compared and a survey of 354 current subscribers to box schemes in Cape Town was analysed. Qualitative analysis of the box scheme models reveals potential strengths and weaknesses of each enterprise. Survey results presented here indicate that participating households source half their fresh produce and a quarter of their groceries overall from box schemes, demonstrating consumer demand and establishing a market. The survey data further show the social enterprise box scheme to capture a competitive portion of this market and deliver as much consumer satisfaction as other business models, suggesting that this type of enterprise can hold its own in the market. The findings presented in this paper suggest that a social enterprise box scheme is a viable model for urban agriculture-related socioeconomic development in Cape Town. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Thom, A., & Conradie, B. (2012). <i>Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19395 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Thom, Amy, and Beatrice Conradie <i>Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19395 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Thom, A., & Conradie, B. (2012). Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town. Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Working Paper AU - Thom, Amy AU - Conradie, Beatrice AB - The social benefits of urban agriculture, such as improving food security, developing a sense of community and promoting ecological conservation, are well documented in the literature and in practice. However, in order to contribute to sustainable economic development, urban agriculture must also present viable business opportunities. This study set forth fresh produce box schemes operated via a social enterprise model as a context-appropriate, economically viable business opportunity for promoting inclusive socioeconomic development. Using mixed-methods, three box scheme business models were compared and a survey of 354 current subscribers to box schemes in Cape Town was analysed. Qualitative analysis of the box scheme models reveals potential strengths and weaknesses of each enterprise. Survey results presented here indicate that participating households source half their fresh produce and a quarter of their groceries overall from box schemes, demonstrating consumer demand and establishing a market. The survey data further show the social enterprise box scheme to capture a competitive portion of this market and deliver as much consumer satisfaction as other business models, suggesting that this type of enterprise can hold its own in the market. The findings presented in this paper suggest that a social enterprise box scheme is a viable model for urban agriculture-related socioeconomic development in Cape Town. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town TI - Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19395 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19395 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Thom A, Conradie B. Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town. 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19395 | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Urban Agriculture, Social Enterprise and Box Schemes in Cape Town | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Research paper | en_ZA |