Eastern Cape communities urged to produce their own food to end poverty

A multi-pronged approach is needed to address the root causes of malnutrition, poverty and food insecurity.

That's the word from Eastern Cape Agriculture MEC Nonceba Kontsiwe, who visited food garden communities in Makhanda, intensifying calls for communities to produce their own food as part of efforts to tackle poverty and hunger.

The Eastern Cape is among the provinces with the highest levels of poverty and food insecurity in the country, with a large proportion of its population living below the poverty line.

SABC News reporter Lubabalo Dada reports from Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape.

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