# Micro-Farms Abalimi Bezekhaya is an Example of Bottom-up Entrepreneurship By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-07-11 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abalimi-bezekhaya References: [acumen.org](http://acumen.org/blog/on-the-ground/tomorrows-city-living-ideas-from-todays-slums/) & [abalimi.org.za](http://www.abalimi.org.za/) In a recent article on the Acumen blog by Bhaskar Chakravorti, called "Tomorrow's City Living Ideas From Today's Slums," the writer gives Abalimi Bezekhaya, a social business based in Cape Town, South Africa, as an example of bottom-up entrepreneurship. "Abalimi teaches local communities to grow [organic vegetables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/micro-bok-choy) first for survival, then to sell surplus produce to markets outside of the townships, with the goal of generating a livelihood," he writes. "Abalimi provides ongoing training, technical advice, cheap bulk inputs, irrigation, and other services." Abalimi is also in line with a recent SocialBusiness.org top list, which included [one hundred micro social innovations.](http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/micro-social-innovations) Small, compact urban farms are also akin to community farming, that is, a "back to the farm" social and environmental renewal, a renewal that isn't in fact something new at all. **Contact Information** Abalimi Bezekhaya [website](http://www.abalimi.org.za/) Abalimi Bezekhaya on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Abalimi-Bezekhaya/184498154905414) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Micro-farms:** The rise of community-led, urban micro-farms can disrupt the traditional agriculture industry, while enabling food security and sustainable consumption. - **Bottom-up Entrepreneurship:** Community-led initiatives like Abalimi Bezekhaya can disrupt traditional business models, creating opportunities for social entrepreneurs in agriculture and beyond. - **Micro Social Innovations:** Small-scale innovations like micro-farms have the potential to drive large-scale social and environmental change by reducing food waste and improving access to nutritious, locally-sourced food. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Agriculture:** Micro-farms and community-led agriculture present opportunities to disrupt traditional supply chains and create job opportunities in sustainable, local food production. - **Social Entrepreneurship:** Bottom-up entrepreneurship models can disrupt traditional business methods, presenting opportunities for social entrepreneurs to address issues like food insecurity, climate change, and poverty. - **Sustainable Consumption:** Micro-farms can disrupt conventional food retail models by promoting locally-sourced, organic produce, creating opportunities for sustainable consumption and reducing carbon footprints. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Automated Commercial Kitchen Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instafarm.md) - [Urban Food Ecosystems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/living-sphere.md) - [Three-in-One Farming Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farming-platform.md) - [Advanced Indoor Farming Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/advanced-indoor-farming.md) - [Modern Indoor Farm Stands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-farm-stand.md) - [Fruit Tree Edible Neighbourhoods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rijnvliet.md) - [Mobile Produce Markets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grow-on-the-go.md) - [Packaged Microgreens Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/packaged-microgreens.md) - [Eco Living Vertical Towers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eden-rise-vertical.md)