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Mhani Gingi

Mhani Gingi is exploring food-growing approaches that could make better use of saline water in Athlone, Cape Town.

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Six Mhani Gingi nursery colleagues holding crates of freshly harvested vegetables
Mhani Gingi’s nursery team in Athlone, 2018, before the proposed biosaline study. Photo: Mhani Gingi ↗
The work in context

Rooted in place.

The proposed demonstration examines biosaline agriculture and salt-tolerant plants as part of a wider interest in food resilience, learning and livelihood opportunities for women and young people.

The concept considers a community demonstration with technical and research support. It is at a research stage; a local demonstration or harvest has not been reported.